5 PHILOSOPHERS AND THEIR

IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS

ARISTOTLE
PYTHAGORAS

PARMENIDES SOCRATES

PLATO
Aristotle made sure to
categorize knowledge
into different fields
such as Physics,
biology, ethics and
math. He was an
influential philosopher
and excelled greatly in
math, astronomy, biology and philosophy. Aristotle based
all his findings on factual data which were gathered from
his real-life experiences. He is also famously known as
Plato’s disciple.

Pythagoras is an influential philosopher known for his famous

theory Pythagoras Theorem Belonging to the pre-Socrates era,
this philosopher established a school where studies and researches
were done to back up philosophy and real life. A huge number of
disciples studied at his school, learning the ways and means of
leading lives with harmony and balance. Pythagoras teachings are
still studied as these lay down the doctrines for leading basic lives.

Parmenides was able to introduce varying new concepts for life and humanity. A
follower of Pythagoras, Parmenides contributed immensely in the field of
philosophy.

Historians claim he was a pupil of a philosopher named Xanophanes as most of

his

preaching, thoughts and poems are heavily influenced by him. He also belonged
to the pre-Socrates society and was an influential figure in ancient Greece. He
wrote a poem called ‘On Nature’ in which he dealt with a very intriguing
question ‘is it or is it not’?
Socrates was heavily invested in actions regarding his philosophical
ideologies. He took time to exercise his philosophies in his daily life. As
a deep thinker and an answer seeker, he sometime roamed the cities
and markets seeking for answers through open discussions and
meetings.
One among the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece was Plato, a
student of Socrates. He was able to revolutionize the modern world
through his teachings. He was able to establish an Academy in Athens
which is identified as Western society’s first institution of higher
learning. A great contributor on the development of western
philosophy still being studied and governing actions. Plato preached
his philosophy that was based on a threefold approach, namely —
ethics, dialects and physics. His work ‘The Republic’ is considered
Plato’s most influential works till today as it offers great insight into
different fields like ethics, politics, and metaphysics.