How did greek philosophers such as plato influence Greeks thought?
I’m writing an essay right now and if you help give me websites to how greek philosophers influence Greek thought by not believing in Greek mythology or explanations thanks!
I think that you have to define philosophers.
Let us say that you have heard about J.P. Sartres as a philosophers. Well, does he really influence all of French people or Europe just because he is a philosopher, or only a group? The intellectuals.
So for a philosopher to influence Greek thought, it means that he was also some kind of geographer, and biologist very knowledgeable like Aristotle, to such extent that Greeks would pick up his ideas.
So, first define what a philosopher was at the time. Lover of wisdom is the true meaning in Greek, but it is vague.
Secondly, I went on Google for you and I was shipped from one site to another without real substantial answer.
All I found was what I am going to write as a source below.
But I think that the Pre-Socratic philosophers were infinitely superior to Socrates, Plato. Not Aristotle.
So, there is to investigate here. And Google gives sites for the Pre-socratic philo.
As for Plato, in fact, HE was influenced by Greek thought. He was an aristocrat who disdained (despised) artisans, craftsmen, people living from their manual works. I am not an admirator of Plato.
Good luck!
February 26th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I think that you have to define philosophers.
Let us say that you have heard about J.P. Sartres as a philosophers. Well, does he really influence all of French people or Europe just because he is a philosopher, or only a group? The intellectuals.
So for a philosopher to influence Greek thought, it means that he was also some kind of geographer, and biologist very knowledgeable like Aristotle, to such extent that Greeks would pick up his ideas.
So, first define what a philosopher was at the time. Lover of wisdom is the true meaning in Greek, but it is vague.
Secondly, I went on Google for you and I was shipped from one site to another without real substantial answer.
All I found was what I am going to write as a source below.
But I think that the Pre-Socratic philosophers were infinitely superior to Socrates, Plato. Not Aristotle.
So, there is to investigate here. And Google gives sites for the Pre-socratic philo.
As for Plato, in fact, HE was influenced by Greek thought. He was an aristocrat who disdained (despised) artisans, craftsmen, people living from their manual works. I am not an admirator of Plato.
Good luck!
References :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/greek_philosophy