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By:Hilal al-SabahBy:Hilal al-Sabah

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Did you know that philosophy Did you know that philosophy originated in ancient Greece?originated in ancient Greece?

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Philosophy was important in ancient Philosophy was important in ancient Greece because it helped them Greece because it helped them understand things. I will talk about the understand things. I will talk about the three philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and three philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and

AristotleAristotle . .

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In my presentation I will talk about the In my presentation I will talk about the importance of philosophy. My importance of philosophy. My presentation will focus on the three presentation will focus on the three philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and philosophers: Socrates, Plato, and AristotleAristotle..

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Thales was the first philosopherThales was the first philosopher..

Thales was born in miletusThales was born in miletus..

Thales knew that water could be, liquid, Thales knew that water could be, liquid, solid or vapor. Some other philosophers solid or vapor. Some other philosophers were: anaximander, anaximenes, were: anaximander, anaximenes, Pythagoras, heraclitus, Parmenides, Pythagoras, heraclitus, Parmenides, Socrates, Plato, and AristotleSocrates, Plato, and Aristotle..

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Socrates was one of the greatest Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers in the world. He was always philosophers in the world. He was always shabbily dressed and barefoot and would shabbily dressed and barefoot and would not teach for money. Socrates was the not teach for money. Socrates was the wisest man in Athens, but he claims he wisest man in Athens, but he claims he knows nothing. Socrates believed that knows nothing. Socrates believed that happiness came from leading a good lifehappiness came from leading a good life . .

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Socrates was arrested for corrupting the Socrates was arrested for corrupting the minds of young people. He was minds of young people. He was sentenced to death and died by drinking sentenced to death and died by drinking hemlockhemlock..

Socrates created the Socratic method of Socrates created the Socratic method of teaching. The Socratic method of teaching. The Socratic method of teaching is teaching is teaching students teaching is teaching is teaching students to question everythingto question everything..

PlatoPlato

Plato was born into the aristocracy of Plato was born into the aristocracy of Athens. the cut-throat, rough-and-tumble Athens. the cut-throat, rough-and-tumble of politics disgusted him. He believed that of politics disgusted him. He believed that a good government would have never a good government would have never murdered a good man like Socrates. He murdered a good man like Socrates. He opened a school and his teachings opened a school and his teachings focused on one question: is there a focused on one question: is there a

perfect worldperfect world??

AristotleAristotle

Aristotle studied with Plato for 20 years, Aristotle studied with Plato for 20 years, and many of Plato's ideas can be seen in and many of Plato's ideas can be seen in his work. He thought Plato's unseen his work. He thought Plato's unseen world of perfect forms was nonsense. world of perfect forms was nonsense. The natural world fascinated Aristotle, The natural world fascinated Aristotle, and he was often seen down on all fours and he was often seen down on all fours peering at plants or insectspeering at plants or insects..

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Socrates never wrote down his thoughts. Socrates never wrote down his thoughts. Plato wanted to make sure the great Plato wanted to make sure the great thinker was never forgotten, so he thinker was never forgotten, so he recorded Socrates’ ideas. He did this in recorded Socrates’ ideas. He did this in the form of discussions between two the form of discussions between two people. Plato thought women should be people. Plato thought women should be educated because men and women have educated because men and women have the same intellectual powersthe same intellectual powers..

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Aristotle declared: “there is something Aristotle declared: “there is something marvelous in all natural things”. After marvelous in all natural things”. After Plato's death Aristotle opened his own Plato's death Aristotle opened his own school the lyceum, where Plato's school the lyceum, where Plato's philosophy was studied as well as philosophy was studied as well as criticized. Studying nature convinced him criticized. Studying nature convinced him that everything was striving toward its that everything was striving toward its own unique form of perfectionown unique form of perfection..

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Philosophy was one of ancient Greece's Philosophy was one of ancient Greece's most important contributions. Without most important contributions. Without philosophy we would believe anything. philosophy we would believe anything. Philosophy the love of wisdom and it Philosophy the love of wisdom and it taught us to go beyond the surface truth taught us to go beyond the surface truth and look for deeper meaningsand look for deeper meanings..

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In the end I learned that the geeks In the end I learned that the geeks contributed a lot to modern society. I contributed a lot to modern society. I hope you learned that philosophy is hope you learned that philosophy is important to the world and helps us in a important to the world and helps us in a lot of thingslot of things..

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BibliographyBibliography

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