Philosophy
Love of Wisdom
what is wisdom according to philosophy?
the ability to act correctly
Who was the philosopher most important in the presocratic period?
Empedocles
what were the professions of Pythagoras?
mathematician and astronomer
in what period did Anaxagoras live?
Classical period
What are the Greek words for Philosophy?
Philos / Sophia
Who developed the idea of NOUS?
Anaxagoras
Who created the first map?
Anaximander
Who initiated the geometry that we still use today?
Tales of Miletus
What are the elements that form the human being?
air
water
earth
fire
What does philosophy study?
it studies everything related to why of things
Who predicted the eclipse?
Tales of Miletus
Who thought that earth was free floating in space?
Anaximander
Who was the laughting philosopher?
Democritus
What belives Pythogras about relationships?
be confined by numerical relations
true or false,
in the 7th and 8th centuries myths turned into philosophy
false, it was 6th and 7th centuries that myths stopped being so and turned into philosophy
Who was a disciple of Pytagoras?
Empedocles
What says Tales about the water?
water is the origin that started the universe
According to Anaximander, what were the elements that were the beggining of everything?
heat, cold, dryness and humidity
Who were students of Thales of Miletus?
Anaximander and Anaximenes
what is love according to philosophy?
is the virtue that represents affection
What means atoms?
what were the professions of Anaximander?
geographer, writer, mathematician, physics
who thinks that celestial bodies were composed of fire and air?
who modified the atomic theory?
Epicurus