Biographies

Socrates:

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher. He lived from 469-399 BC. He appeared a lot in Plato's dialogues, which is one of the main reasons why he is known and famous. He did not leave any writings behind, so we do not know much about him besides what a few people have recorded. There is also another person who wrote about his life. Xenophon, who was an ancient Greek historian, was a very accurate writer and his writings were not affected by other things, unlike Socrates' student's writings(Plato). Socrates set standards for all of western philosophy. He always was truthful and had very critical reasoning. He once served as a soldier, was a stonemason, and raised a family. He inherited a small fortune, but material goods were not important to him, so did not charge for lessons or teachings to his students. Overall, he has helped our world a lot today and is one of the founders of Western Philosophy.

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"Socrates." Philosophy Pages. Web. 23 Feb. 2010. http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/socr.htm>.

Plato:

Plato was, like Socrates, another Greek philosopher, but was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and the founder of the Academy in Athens. Living from 427-347 BC, he was the teacher of Aristotle and the student of Socrates. He came from a wealthy family with very influential parents. His works were very influential in later mathematics. He lectured at the academy he founded, and taught many different subjects. These subjects included philosophy, logic, rhetoric, and mathematics.

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"Plato." Philosophy Pages. Web. 23 Feb. 2010. http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/plat.htm>.

Aristotle:

Aristotle, yet another philosopher, who was the student of Plato, lived from 384-322 BC. He made many important contributions to society, even some that still continue on today. Mainly, he systemized deductive logic and wrote on philosophical subjects. He studied for twenty years at Plato's academy, and was one of the best students. He even then went on to establish his own school. He studied many, many varying subjects, but we do not have all of his writings, so we can not see his full studies. Overall, Aristotle was trying to find a universal way of thinking so that everything could be learned about reality. As we have continued to find today, this is not yet possible, although much of Aristotle's work has amazed and helped shape our lives today.

"Aristotle summary." GAP System for Computational Discrete Algebra. Web. 23 Feb. 2010. http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Mathematicians/Aristotle.html>.

"Aristotle." Philosophy Pages. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/aris.htm>.

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