PHIL 1000H Lecture 20: [PHIL 1000H] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 41 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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We would never become fully conscious if we never became fully human . Greek philosophy is in the hands of socrates. It ends with aparia meaning it is inconclusive. We owe a lot to the greeks (though they were not perfect), but we find them very hard to understand: ex. / their attitude towards competition; they are ruthless. Historical socrates: extremely self-modest, claims to know nothing and have no answers. Phaedo: socrates claims that he can prove that the soul is immortal. Apology: socrates claims that no one is immortal and that there is no way to know. Plato: developed the academy; his own school for research. Herms: statues, he manipulated them during the war which upset the gods. Leader is critias; who spent time with socrates. Democratic followers fled the town when the 30 tyrants came into power, but socrates stayed. Represents a breakthrough in thought because he talks about nature (water)
