Tag: Greek philosophers
Thermopylae—The Battle for the West vs. America: The Battle for Impeachment, Part II
“Against superior weaponry even the bravest [Persian Immortals] must fail, and when those better weapons were wielded by men [Spartans] whose whole life had been nothing but a preparation for war, the outcome was inevitable.” ~ Ernle Bradford “It is not just that the human spirit reacts directly and beyond all arguments to a story […]
Symposium: Plato’s Cave, 2011
Socrates (470-399 B.C.) – a renowned Greek philosopher from Athens who taught Plato – Plato taught Aristotle and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a method of teaching by asking leading questions. The Greeks called this form dialectic – starting from a thesis or question, then discussing ideas and moving back and forth between […]
Symposium – divine command theory
Socrates (470-399 B.C.) – a renowned Greek philosopher from Athens who taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a method of teaching by asking leading questions. The Greeks called this form “dialectic” – starting from a thesis or question, then discussing ideas and moving back and forth between […]
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