philo
athens street corner philosopher
socrates
the philosopher who would be king
plato
a long walk to the golden mean
aristotles
proposed that the whole universe was composed of different forms of water
thales
proposed the whole universe was made of air
anaximanes
proposed that the whole universe was made of fire
heraclitus
proposed that the whole universe was wade from an unexplainable substance usually translated as "the infinite" or "the boundless"
anaximander
led a rather bizarre religious sect and essentially believed that all of reality was governed by mathematics
pythagoras
used a complicated form of reasoning to deny the concept of change and argued that everything that exist is permanent, indestructible, and unchanging
parmenides
travelling toward nonexistent means that the arrow can't go to its current position
zeno
proposed that everything is made up of the four classical elements which influenced almost anything for almost 2000
empedocles
developed the study of aetiology
democritus
branch of philosophy which deals with the fundamental questions of reality
metaphysics
seeks to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order
cosmology
is the investigation into what types of things there are in the world and what relations these things bear to one another
ontology
is the branch of philosophy which deals with our conceptbof knowledge
epistemology
is the branch of philosophy which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation
logic
human values
ethics
deals with the nation of beauty and the philosophy of art
aesthetic
studies the concepts of liberty, justice, property, rights, laws, and enforcement of a legal code by authority
politics
accordance with fact and reality
truth
defined as view and judgement
opinion