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Greek Philosophy
A group of Greek intellectuals were known
as the “Sophists.” Sophos is a word in ancient Greek that
means wise. The Sophists were skilled in rhetoric and were often at odds
with the rulers in ancient Greece. They argued that the rulers invented
the gods in order to control the people. One of the first Sophists, Protagoras,
invented the “adversary system,” in which a student argues
both sides of an issue. Some Sophists were less interested in truth than
in using their skills to gain power. Today the term sophisticated refers
to a person who is cultured and educated. We get that word from the sophists. |
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We
have learned many things from the ancient Greeks, but perhaps the most
important is the value of ideas. The Greeks believed in wisdom. Ancient
Greece was remembered for its many great philosophers. Philosophers were
people who discussed, debated, and studied wisdom. The word philosophy
comes from the Greek term meaning "the love of wisdom." The
ancient Greeks were concerned with rhetorical skills. Rhetoric is speech
that is used to persuade someone. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were
three of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece.