Download Greek Philosophers Socrates Plato Aristotle Background. Socrates was a greek philosopher from athens who is credited as one of the founders of western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the western ethical tradition of thought. Much of western philosophy finds its basis in the thoughts and teachings of socrates, plato, and aristotle.
Socrates called up a slave and with dialectic. Greek religion and socrates' impiety. Philosophy literally means love of wisdom. philia is the greek word for love and sophia is the greek word for wisdom. before we dive into the various philosophical views of socrates, plato and aristotle, lets learn what exactly philosophy is.
A classical greek (athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of western.
Socrates, plato, and aristotle form a triumvirate that is very hard to separate to make a judgment as to who is most influential. plato's thought was deeply infused by the socratic method and socrates' ethical stance. He is known as the father of idealism in philosophy. When aristotle was seventeen, about 367 bc, he went to study at plato's academy. Socrates was a greek philosopher from athens who is credited as one of the founders of western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the western ethical tradition of thought.