Students will know characteristics of philosophy and know the significant contributions by the ancient Greeks to this science. The ancient Greeks created the science of philosophy and most western philosophical thought has its origins in this period of time.
Philosophy defined is the inquiry into the fundamental questions of reality and human existence.
This term was coined by Socrates. Early Greek philosophers were often in conflict with authorities including government officials and sophists. Philosophers had as their goal teaching people to think for themselves. A belief that everyone had virtue and that bad behavior was the result of ignorance. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the thoughts of Plato and Socrates.