PHILOSOPHY

What is it and where did it originate?

The word philosophy comes from two greek
words:

Philos means Love

Sophia means Wisdom

“LOve for Wisdom”

Who coined the term Philosophy?

Pythagoras

A philosopher is someone who practices philosophy. The

term philosopher comes from Ancient Greek,
Philosophos, meaning “ lover of wisdom”. The coining
of the term has been attributed to the greek thinker
Pythagoras.
The Most Notable Ancient Greek Philosophers:

1. Pythagoras: (570BCE to 495 BCE) A mathematician

and scientist, he was credietd with the formulation of the
pythagorean theorem.

2. Heraclitus: (535 BCE to 475 BCE) He proposed that

evrything that exists is based on a higher order or plan.

3. Democritos: (460 BCE to 370 BCE) He devoted himself

to studying the causes of natural phenomena.
4. Socrates: (470 BCE to 399 BCE) He was
considered the foremost philosopher of Ancient times.
He made great contributions to the field of ethics.
Socrates was a known critic of intellectuals during his
time.
5. Plato: (427 BCE to 347 BCE) A student of
Socrates, he wrote down his teacher's writings. He was
also known for his dialectic - a method of inquiry
where two opposing ideas are discussed in an attempt
to arrive at new knowledge.
6. Aristotle: (384 BCE to 322 BCE) He attended
the Academy, and was a prominent student of Plato.
Aristotle, however, disgaree with Plato's theory of
forms and took a different view in interpreting reality.
His studies in logic led to the formulation of a formal
process of analyzing reasoning which gave rise to
deductive reasoning.