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Thales Of Miletus Critical Analysis

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This is a critical analysis on the development of philosophy from the time of Thales to Aristotle which will try to explain how the philosophy change from time to time and how the different philosophers have different ideas. The critical analysis paper will explain as much as possible and most importantly not contradict itself as these will confuse the readers.
What is the definition of philosophy? Philosophy is the rational investigation of the truths and principle of being, knowledge, or conduct. The etymology of philosophy is, fortunately, a little simpler. The oldest known roots of this word lie in the Greek and Latin words philo (beloved) and sophia (knowledge): philosophia (philosophy)… or literally love of knowledge. A philosopher means a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment.
Thales of Miletus was an ancient (pre-Socratic) Greek philosopher who is often considered the first philosopher and the father of Western philosophy. His approach to philosophical questions of course cannot compare to modern or even later …show more content…

He greatly influenced and laid the foundation of western philosophy. He was Socrates’ student and the teacher of Aristotle who is also one of the greatest philosophers. Plato believed that the World of Matter and World of Forms are different. World of Form is the permanent reality which makes a thing be what it is. World of Matter is that which the thing is made of. It contrasts with the particulars of that Form which are finite and so subject to change. For Plato, any particular material thing, such as an actual dog, is subject to change; for the particular dog can die and when it does, it is no longer "a dog"—it is merely dead matter. The Idea of dog (Dogness), however, does not change. It is eternal. The body and the soul is the same as World of Matter and World of Form. He pointed out that the body is the prison cell of the soul. The soul is the consciousness of the human

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