Lesson 3: What is Philosophy Flashcards
The study of government, justice, rights, and the role of individuals in
society.
political philosophy
history of ancient philosophy
pre-socratic; classical greek; hellenistic; medieval; renaissance; modern
age of pre-socratic philosophy
6th-5th century BCE
age of classical greek philosophy
5th-4th century BCE
age of hellenistic philosophy
3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE
age of medieval philosophy
5th-15th century
age of renaissance philosophy
14th-17th century
age of modern philosophy
17th-19th entury
Early Greek philosophers like Thales, Anaximander, and Heraclitus focused on
natural phenomena and sought to explain the nature of the universe.
pre-socratic
philosophers during classical greek
socrates, plato, aristotle
emphasized ethics and dialectical method
socrates
founded the Academy and wrote philosophical
dialogues exploring justice, beauty, and equality
plato
wrote extensively on many subjects, including logic,
metaphysics, ethics, and politics
aristotle
plato was a
student of socrates
aristotle was a
student of plato
what schools emerged in hellenistic philosophy
stoicism, Epicureanism, skepticism
founder of stoicism
zeno of citium
founder of epicureanism
epicurus
medieval philosophy was heavily influenced by
christianity, judaism, islam
who integrated christian theology with greek philosophy
st. augustine and st. thomas aquinas
islamic philosophers during the medieval philosophers
avicenna and averroes
played key roles in preserving and
expanding upon Greek philosophy
Islamic philosophers Avicenna and Averroes
what did st. augustine and st. thomas aquinas do
integrated christian theology with greek philosophy
A renewed interest in classical philosophy and humanism emerged.
renaissance philosophy
