What was Socrates’ role in ancient Greek philosophy?

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03/07/2008

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Table of Contents What was Socrates’ role in ancient Greek philosophy? Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The Sophists
  3. Socrates: A Sophist
  4. What was Socrates' methodology?
  5. The important concept that Socrates was trying to prove
  6. The Socratic dialogues
  7. Conclusion
  8. Bibliography

Abstract

socrates was arguably the most important figure in ancient greek philosophy. At the time, there were many different forms of philosophical enquiry that were explored. Many philosophers questioned and made deductions about the state and properties and purpose of the natural world encompassing all physical objects.

The first of these were the naturalists. They were the first true greek philosophers. The naturalists used logic and reasoning to attempt to answer all questions regarding Nature. They had decided that most phenomena were not acts of the gods as previously believed. They believed that a logical and mathematical reason could be found for everything.

There were the Eleatic philosophers. They looked at truth from a purely mathematical point of view and tried to justify truth using mathematical purity. They also believed in a unity between all forms of matter from which many properties of various objects can be explained. They believed that our perceptions are quite unrealistic due to our senses being deceiving

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