Greek Philosophy
Pythagoras (c. 570–c. 495 BC) Credited with creating first proof of “Pythagorean Theorem” Credited with creating first proof of “Pythagorean Theorem” First realized the relationship between musical notes and math First realized the relationship between musical notes and math May have been given credit for the work of others May have been given credit for the work of others
Socrates ( BC) famous for the Socratic Method ask questions and point out flaws in the answers Taught questions should be broken into smaller portions to be answered Focused more on issues of morality than math or science
Plato ( BC) student of Socrates student of Socrates
Plato ( BC) student of Socrates taught that the only way to find truth is through reason because the senses can deceive
student of Socrates student of Socrates taught that the only way to find truth is through reason because the senses can deceive taught that the only way to find truth is through reason because the senses can deceive founded the world’s 1st university founded the world’s 1st university called the Academy called the Academy Wrote “The Republic” detailing his thoughts on justice and law Wrote “The Republic” detailing his thoughts on justice and law
Aristotle ( BC) student of Plato (at the Academy) taught that the way to find truth is through a combination of reason and the senses studied and wrote about a wide variety of subjects including: biology astronomy government
student of Plato (at the Academy) taught that the way to find truth was through a combination of reason and the senses studied and wrote about a wide variety of subjects including: biology astronomy government the arts ethics
student of Plato (at the Academy) taught that the way to find truth was through a combination of reason and the senses studied and wrote about a wide variety of subjects including: biology astronomy government the arts ethics teacher of Alexander the Great
Euclid (c. 325–c. 265 BC) Greek mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt Greek mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt considered the father of geometry considered the father of geometry
Archimedes (c BC) Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer from Sicily Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer from Sicily some consider him to be the greatest ancient mathematician some consider him to be the greatest ancient mathematician