Philosophy

25 07, 2017

Guide for the Perplexed – Maimonides

By |2019-11-22T09:01:21-08:00July 25th, 2017|Egypt, Medieval, Philosophy|Comments Off on Guide for the Perplexed – Maimonides

Maimonides studied in this Cordoba synagogue in Spain (1315 AD, rebuilt from Maimonides' time) What did Maimonides study? When Maimonides was a child, in the 1100s AD, he studied Jewish religious law in the Cordoba synagogue, [...]

12 07, 2017

Who is Socrates? Ancient Greek philosopher from classical Athens

By |2017-12-26T13:40:41-08:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|1 Comment

A short biography of Socrates Socrates was the first of the three great Athenian philosophers (the other two are Plato and Aristotle). He was born in Athens in 469 BC, so he [...]

12 07, 2017

What is the Socratic method? Greek philosophy

By |2018-04-23T09:37:39-07:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|Comments Off on What is the Socratic method? Greek philosophy

A young teacher and a student talking about the lesson (Athens, 400s BC) Here are some of the conversations, or dialogues, that Plato wrote down. They are summaries of what [...]

12 07, 2017

What is arete? Virtue in Greek philosophy – Definition of arete

By |2018-01-01T18:30:43-08:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|2 Comments

Arete in action: Penelope and her slave watch Odysseus kill the suitors Definition of arete: In ancient Greece, arete meant "goodness" or "excellence". It's related to araomai, to pray, and [...]

7 06, 2017

Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism

By |2018-04-18T17:19:17-07:00June 7th, 2017|China, Philosophy|Comments Off on Chinese Philosophy – Taoism and Confucianism

"Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are one" (Song Dynasty, ca. 1100 AD) The first major philosopher who lived in China was Lao Tzu (if he really existed). He lived about 600 [...]

7 06, 2017

Confucius’ Philosophy – Chinese Philosophy

By |2018-10-05T05:45:00-07:00June 7th, 2017|China, Philosophy|Comments Off on Confucius’ Philosophy – Chinese Philosophy

What was Confucius' philosophy? Confucius' philosophy Confucius was a philosopher in ancient China, about 500 BC. That was about the same time as Buddhism was getting going in India and [...]

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