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:: ''Greek philosophers were among the first in the West to explore nature in a rational way and to make educated guesses about the creation of the world and the universe. This is why Greece is often referred to as the birthplace of Western culture.'' <ref> [http://www.thebigview.com/greeks/ Greek Philosophy] </ref>
 
:: ''Greek philosophers were among the first in the West to explore nature in a rational way and to make educated guesses about the creation of the world and the universe. This is why Greece is often referred to as the birthplace of Western culture.'' <ref> [http://www.thebigview.com/greeks/ Greek Philosophy] </ref>
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At the closing period of Greek philosophy [[Neoplatonism]] was founded by Plotinus of Lycopolis; its ''emphasis is a scientific philosophy of religion, in which the doctrine of Plato is fused with the most important elements in the Aristotelian and Stoic systems. <ref> [http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/greekphi.htm#Skepticism Greek Philosophy] </ref>''
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At the closing period of Greek philosophy [[Neoplatonism]] was founded by Plotinus of Lycopolis; its ''emphasis is a scientific philosophy of religion, in which the doctrine of Plato is fused with the most important elements in the Aristotelian and [[Stoic]] systems. <ref> [http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/greekphi.htm#Skepticism Greek Philosophy] </ref>''
    
Western culture is the heir of the Greek Philosophy that came to our society through the ideals and works of the [[Hellenistic]] philosophers, the medieval [[Muslim]] philosophers, the European [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] and the [[Enlightenment]].  
 
Western culture is the heir of the Greek Philosophy that came to our society through the ideals and works of the [[Hellenistic]] philosophers, the medieval [[Muslim]] philosophers, the European [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] and the [[Enlightenment]].  
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