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Greek Epic Poets to Modern Philosophers
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Terms in this set (37)

Hesiod Greek epic poet (700 BC) who wrote Theogony, the story of the gods

Gaia Greek goddess who gave birth to Uranus (the sky) and married her son

Titans Offspring of Gaia and Uranus, banished to Tartarus by Uranus

Son of Gaia and Uranus, who cut off Uranus' genitals and wanted to be King of the
Cronus
Gods

Titanomachy The war of the gods, particularly the battle between Cronus and Zeus

Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who sought rational explanations for natural
Thales of Miletus
phenomena

Water as arche Thales' belief that water is the fundamental principle of the universe

Greek philosopher known for the Pythagorean theorem and the concept of music as
Pythagoras
math

Philosopher who used paradoxes and reductio ad absurdum to argue that change is
Zeno
impossible

Philosopher who believed in constant change and the dynamism between opposites in
Heraclitus
the universe

Heraclitus' use of short sentences embodying general truths, such as 'It is not possible
Aphorisms
to step twice into the same river'

Philosopher who asserted that one cannot know that which is not, emphasizing the
Parmenides
existence of opposites

Philosopher charged with corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens, known for the
Socrates
Socratic method and the belief that the unexamined life is not worth living

Treatise on leadership written by Sun Tzu, a military general during the Warring States
The Art of War
Period

Philosopher who critiqued religion, suggesting that gods are a reflection of human
Xenophanes
culture

Diogenes of Sinope Philosopher who advocated for self-sufficiency and questioned the fabrication of gods



Greek Epic Poets to Modern Philosophers




Philosopher and student of Socrates, known for founding The Academy and his
Plato
rationalist beliefs in innate knowledge and the world of Forms


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