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Talk:World History Lecture Four (view source)
Revision as of 22:38, February 20, 2009
, 22:38, February 20, 2009→Intellectual Achievements: Socrates, who died for the truth, was Greek not Roman
*''The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of '''truth'''.'' Cicero
*''The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of '''truth'''.'' Cicero
[[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 15:59, 20 February 2009 (EST)
[[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 15:59, 20 February 2009 (EST)
I'd like to learn more about [[Roman philosophy]], but my impression is that [[Ancient Rome]] was stronger in [[government]] than in [[philosophy]]. I can't think of a single Roman philosopher - unless he's more famous for his theories of government. It is rather [[Ancient Greece]] which produced the best known, most influential philosophers. [[Socrates]], [[Plato]], [[Aristotle]], [[Pythagoras]], [[Archimedes]], etc. (note that I include scientists because in those days science ''was'' philosophy.)
Anyway, [[Pontius Pilate]] didn't do anything to help Jesus when the Jewish leaders rejected him and wanted him executed as "[[The Passion (movie)]]" illustrates so well. My hero rather is [[Socrates]], who died for the [[truth]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:38, 20 February 2009 (EST)