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Position:Home>Philosophy> Greek philosophers?Question: Greek philosophers!? Do you know any greek philosophers that wrote about society and social responsibilities!?
I couldn't find any short works on Plato or Socrates (Socrates did not write anything)!. There is 137 pages worth of text for Plato, but surely, there are shorter works done by Greek philosophers or essayists!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Solon!. Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet!. The travel writer, Pausanias, listed Solon among the Seven Sages of the ancient world!. He may not be a philosopher in the strict sense, but he is in my book!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave!. It's a really short read, around 3 pages!? However, it is not the easiest read since it is deeply philosophical but it's worth it!. (It's part of The Republic and it's about the pursuit of knowledge, so you can relate that to society, etc)Www@QuestionHome@Com Try these: http://www!.helleniccomserve!.com/origins_!.!.!. http://cse-thinktank!.org/kb/files/244!.pd!.!.!. http://journals!.cambridge!.org/action/dis!.!.!. http://www!.humanistictexts!.org/500-400bc!.!.!. Whatever you extract from them, you will have to "shorten them up" yourself, sorry!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Euripides, Aristotle, Diogenes,Epicurus and a lot moreWww@QuestionHome@Com Plato - The Republic!. quite lengthy though!. Aristotle- The Politics - quite lengthy also!. the myth of the cave relates primarily to meatphysics/epistemolgy more than politics or ethics!.Www@QuestionHome@Com what about perikles!? Try himWww@QuestionHome@Com |