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    The Jesuit philosophy curriculum included the study of Aristotle. Aristotle is one of the most famous ancient Greek philosophers. The materials of study included logic, morals, physics, and metaphysics. At 16, René Descartes successfully completed his education. He then went on and studied at the University of Poitiers

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    secular activities. As a Christian, I have studied other religions and have no issues or concerns about studying Greek philosophies. One of the reasons I have no issue with studying secular things is I am strong in my faith. I know that God is the Father of life and holds the world in His hands. Studying other (pseudo) religions or, for the sake of this discussion Greek philosophies, does not cause me to question my faith. Period. People who are weak in their faith, or not a believer, must be

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    Concept of God: Greek Philosophy In Greek Philosophy, there are a couple of excerpts that focus on the concept of god, both theos and daimonions. Also these excerpts examine the qualities of god, the activities of god, and the relationship between god and humans. In Homer, God, mostly Zeus, favored the humans that lived on earth. From this gods wanted to disguise the activities and qualities of a human. For example, Homer states that, “Poseidon was not blind to any of this, But went with them

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    which they lived. From the biblical writings of The Gospel according to Matthew, and The Acts of the Apostles, to the non-biblical writings of On Philosophy, and The Prescription Against Heretics, the ideas of Christianity were brought together. The two non-biblical documents highlight the arguments of whether or not Christians should study Greek philosophy. The books from The Bible showed that Christian beliefs focused on how one should primarily seek their ultimate reward or satisfaction in the Kingdom

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    Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and many others explored subjects like pleasure, pain, knowledge, motivation, rationality, and mental illness that until now are often discussed by psychologists. The philosophers tried to understand about human traits if see if they are innate or the product of experience each of them had their own ideas and points of views. Some of the philosophers got their own theories, but they did not proof their theories because they did not make any research

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    Wright JR PHIL 1250 16 Jun 2016 What does the world "philosophy" mean (in terms of ancient Greek roots)? Philosophy - From the Ancient Greek word ?????????, philosophia) It translates literally to "love of wisdom? It is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language What does the word "logic" come mean (in terms of ancient Greek roots)? Logic - From the Ancient Greek word ??????, logike Originally meaning the word,

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    Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, the three original thinkers and intelligent teachers of ancient Greece, together made the Greek philosophy reach its highest state and also opened up a new world of western philosophy and culture. Among three of them, Socrates was the very first one who appeared in history, and was the very first teacher and spreader of ancient Greek philosophy. His entire life was a legend that he had numbers of followers and students. However, unlike Plato and Aristotle, this great

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    Heraclitus, like many of the beginning philosophers was a monist. His interpretation of the one reality was fire; however, this is not to be taken literally. Heraclitus believed that the “one” could not be any material thing, but could be found in the orderliness of change and he explained fire as “always changing yet somehow is always the same.” By having orderliness, there is possibility for the human mind to understand the cosmos instead of it being chaotic and based on the gods’ wills. He believed

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    The Greek people had many things they were proud of for evolving as their era began to pick up steam. The things they were well known for were their religious beliefs and their philosophies. Though both were pivotal for the Greek people, these two areas were very different. Greek Religion To the Greeks, religion, was a major part of their private and public life every day. Greek religion was big on public rituals, community festivals, showed great community pride, and was big on their heritage.

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    particularly proud of their culture, and speak of their country with an intense passion. Ancient Greece was the basis of much of Western culture today. Tragedy and philosophy are just some of the key values of the culture of Greece that has helped us survive, honor, and create our world what it is today. Tragedy is a major composite of the Greek culture, they thought it was extremely important for everyone to witness a certain sort of tail they called Tragedy; “popular and influential plays performed

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