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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/] </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/] </ref> | ||
| − | At the closing period of Greek philosophy [[Neoplatonism]] is founded by Plotinus of Lycopolis; it ''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] </ref> | + | At the closing period of Greek philosophy [[Neoplatonism]] is founded by Plotinus of Lycopolis; it ''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] </ref>'' |
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| + | Western culture is the heir of this Greek Philosophy that came to our days through the [[Hellenistic]] philosophers, the medieval [[Muslim]] philosophers, the European [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] and the [[Enlightenment]]. | ||
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Greek Philosophy. It was Pythagoras (ca. 582 - 504 BC) who gave Philosophy its name "the love of wisdom". Presocratic Philosophers were the first Greek philosophers of the Western tradition. After them came Socrates who became the first notable teacher in the Academy, his pupil Plato, who believed reason was the key to knowledge, and Aristotle who believed that experience was the right way to gain knowledge. Aristotle eventually founded the Lyceum.
After this philosophical golden age other systems appear, like The Cynicism, The Stoicism, The Epicureanism and The Skepticism.
- 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. [1]
At the closing period of Greek philosophy Neoplatonism is founded by Plotinus of Lycopolis; it 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. [2]
Western culture is the heir of this Greek Philosophy that came to our days through the Hellenistic philosophers, the medieval Muslim philosophers, the European Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
