Greek+Philosophy

The Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, expressed their unique ideas that the obtained from reasonable analysis of events. Greek philosophers disregarded the idea that events were caused by the whims of gods; instead, they thought the cause for events could be described by carefully observing the events. The famous philosopher, Socrates, interviewed people on the streets, asking them to reflect upon their beliefs in a reasonable and logical way. His ideas threatened the government and he was put to death, which showed the limits of individual expression at the time. Plato, Socrates' most famous student, was outraged when his teacher was killed. He went on to publish his own ideas in his famous book, __The Republic__. __The Republic,__ talked about Plato’s vision for an ideal government. He believed philosophers were the only ones fit to rule because they approached problems with reason. Aristotle heavily analyzed different forms of government, using reason to form an opinion about what would be best. The unique ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were obtained through reasonable analysis of events.

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