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''This is a supplement to the [[philosophy]] article.'' | ''This is a supplement to the [[philosophy]] article.'' | ||
''Under construction: this will be a list of famous philosophers, in chronological order, listing Western philosophers and then Eastern philosophers.'' | ''Under construction: this will be a list of famous philosophers, in chronological order, listing Western philosophers and then Eastern philosophers.'' | ||
{{ | '''Socrates''' (470/69 B.C. – 399 B.C.) | ||
:Greek, born in Athens | |||
:Adjective: Socratic | |||
:Associated isms: [[skepticism]] | |||
:Works (approximately 0 words): No extant writings, but the ''Apology'' of Plato is alleged to be a record of an actual speech of Socrates | |||
:Major contributions: | |||
{{#if:[[Socratic method]] defined standards of reasoning and definition|::Logic: [[Socratic method]] defined standards of reasoning and definition|}}{{#if:|::Metaphysics: |}}{{#if:|::Epistemology: |}}{{#if:|::Philosophy of Religion: |}}{{#if:|::Philosophy of Mind: |}}{{#if:|::Philosophy of Science: [[Socratic method]] defined standards of reasoning and definition|}}{{#if:Famous for examining the nature of various virtues|::Ethics: Famous for examining the nature of various virtues|}}{{#if:|::Politics: |}}{{#if:|::Aesthetics: |}}{{#if:|::: |}}{{#if:|::: |}}{{#if:|::: |}} | |||
:Representative quotations: | |||
{{#if:"...the unexamined life is not worth living for man..." (38a)|:* "...the unexamined life is not worth living for man..." (38a)|}}{{#if:"I am wiser than this man; it is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what I do not know." (21d)|:* "I am wiser than this man; it is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what I do not know." (21d)|}}{{#if:"Crito, pay a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget." (118e)|:* "Crito, pay a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget." (118e)|}} | |||
{{Plato}} | {{Plato}} | ||
{{Aristotle}} | {{Aristotle}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:09, 25 December 2009
This is a supplement to the philosophy article.
Under construction: this will be a list of famous philosophers, in chronological order, listing Western philosophers and then Eastern philosophers.
Socrates (470/69 B.C. – 399 B.C.)
- Greek, born in Athens
- Adjective: Socratic
- Associated isms: skepticism
- Works (approximately 0 words): No extant writings, but the Apology of Plato is alleged to be a record of an actual speech of Socrates
- Major contributions:
- Logic: Socratic method defined standards of reasoning and definition
- Ethics: Famous for examining the nature of various virtues
- Representative quotations:
- "...the unexamined life is not worth living for man..." (38a)
- "I am wiser than this man; it is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what I do not know." (21d)
- "Crito, pay a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget." (118e)