Early Greek Philosophy and Philosophers

Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions of philosophy, early Greek thinkers, and Aristotle's classification of souls based on lecture notes.

Philos

Love

Sophia

Wisdom

Philosopher

Lover of wisdom

Pythagoras

Greek philosoper and the 1st person to name himself philosopher / lover of wisdom; known for his pythagorean theorem in geometry.

Thales of Miletus

The 1st person to explain the world outside mythological concept; he explained the world was form of water and was the teacher of phytagoras.

Heraclitus

Believer that the world originated in five elements and that no god or man did create it.

Socrates

The 1st moral philosopher, known for the socratic method and the phrase "Know thyself".

Plato

Student of Socrates, Teacher of Aristotle, and Founder of Abstract of Athens; held that "virtue is knowledge," "the soul is immortal," and the soul is the principle.

Aristotle

Student of plato and teacher of Alexander the Creat.

Vegetative Soul

The type of soul Aristotle attributed to Plants.

Sensitive Soul

The type of soul Aristotle attributed to Animal.

Rational Soul

The type of soul Aristotle attributed to Humans.