SocratesInvented the Socratic Method. Basically he asked why all the time. The thought allot about human reason vs. theology. He focused more on that wisdom was acquired by knowing oneself. He was later executed.
PlatoHe created the basic Theory of Knowledge. He fought about psychology(reason, spirt, and desire), Ethics, and Religion (life is about a higher, purer, spiritual truth). He also made a few government documents and questioned justice.
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AristotleHe was a thinker. He thought about Ethics, Friendship, politics, and Physics. In ethics, he thought about how excellence is a habit, guidance of reason, and the practice of virtue is happiness. He noticed that friendships were for excellence, pleasure, and utility. He created new government ideas such as mixed government. He watch the stars and noticed cosmos and motion of the stars. He thought that the ultimate goal of life was about finding our place in this world.
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Hippocrates was the father of modern medicine. He found out that diseases are caused naturally. He created professionalism in medice with his 'do not harm' oath.
we also hear about another famous Greek, Archimedes. He contributed to Physics with his Law of Buoyancy(Hydrostatic Principle) and Archimedes Screw. Other men who contributed were Pythagoras and Euclid. They contributed to Geometry. They created the Pythagorean Theorem, Quadratic Equation and the Basic Princi[les of Geometry. Other thinkers came up with heliocentric or round earth. |
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Theater started to take part. The Greeks only had two types of plays, Comedy and Tragedy. For plays you have to have characters. The actors were male and not ply did the actors or the narrator(typical a chorus) participate but the crowed did also. The characters had to be recognized so they wore platform shoes, costumes, and masks.
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