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Greek Philosophy

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[[Image:Thales.jpg|thumb|[[Thales]] of Miletus]]
'''Greek Philosophy'''. It was [[Pythagoras]] (ca. 582 - 504 BC) who gave Philosophy its name, "the love of wisdom". [[Presocratic Philosophy|Presocratic Philosophers]] were the first [[Greeks|Greek]] philosophers of the Western tradition. Their most well-known successors were [[Socrates]], who introduced the ''Maieutics''; his pupil [[Plato]], who believed reason was the key to knowledge and became a notable teacher in the [[Plato's Academy|Academy]], and [[Aristotle]], who believed that experience was the best way to gain knowledge. Aristotle eventually founded the [[Lyceum]]. ''Socrates, through Plato, influenced much of Christian theological thought and formed much of medieval philosophy. His concept of the soul and the importance of cultivating it, is central to understanding Western Culture.'' <ref>[http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Western:culture.htmWestern culture]</ref>
After this philosophical golden age other systems appeared, like [[Cynicism]], [[Stoicism]], [[Epicureanism]] and [[Skepticism]].
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