Ancient Philosophy: From 600 BCE to 500 CEBrian Duignan Senior Editor, Religion and Philosophy The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 15 d’ag. 2010 - 216 pàgines Even before the spread of Christianity throughout Europe, individuals began to demand a systematic way to view the world a way to substitute order for chaos. Supplanting mythical explanations with those based on observation, early Greeks and some of their contemporaries sought to comprehend worldly phenomena in terms of more universal truths. This book introduces readers to the figures instrumental in implementing this refined way of thinking, including Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It also examines the effect of these thinkers on the major religions of the time, namely, Judaism and Christianity. |
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