Philosophers+Notes

Andrew Ahn, Nickie Seung, Hannah Lee, and Chloe Kim **Greek Philosophers**

The ancient Greeks self respected themselves in learning and they valued knowledge and those who could discuss the world in insightful ways. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle’s ideas about the world lasted impact in our culture.


 * Socrates**

Socrates was a Greek philosopher who believed that knowledge was living process, and because of this, he didn’t write. His method of convincing people’s belief was “ELENCHUS” and “DIALECTIC”.


 * Plato**

Plato is an Athenian who was an excellent philosopher desired to learn. Plato is Socrates’s student, and was crucial in establishing the Academy in Athens in 387BC. His philosophy’s concept is that ultimate reality of ideas is only achieved through reflection and reason.


 * Aristotle**

Aristotle left his academy and went somewhere else to study. Aristotle came up with a philosophy that believed that ultimate reality was known through experience.