Philosophers

Philosophy

Philosophy basically is using reason and a step-by-step logic to figure out problems. One of the most influential philosophers was Socrates, teacher of Plato. He used rhetoric speeches to threaten the leaders of Athens. He was told to honor the Gods by the leaders but he disobeyed and was killed due to his guiltiness. But through his student, Plato, we have got to know what he said. Plato described him as "the best of all men I have ever known."

Plato came from a wealthy family and he was very young when he started to study with Socrates. When Socrates was killed, Plato left Athens for ten years. When he returned he opened the Academy, where he became a teacher.

He taught Aristotle, the founder of modern science. he wrote 170 books, only 47 of them still remain today. Despite the fact that he was one of the most important scientists of the time, his theories were proved wrong by later iv=inventions like the telescope and the microscope.

Aristotle stayed at Plato's Academy for 20 years and he left shortly before Plato died. He was hired by the king of Macedonia to train his thirteen year old son