Philosophy

Philosophy





Philosophy has come a long way. There have been many philosophers who have come and gone teaching the ways of many different views in philosophy. This Paper will do its best in writing about five of the best philosophers in history. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Mills, are the five that are thought of being among the best.
Socrates was born about 10 years after the Battle of Salamis. His father, Sophronisus, was a friend of the family of Aristides, the founder of the Delian League, empire arose. The philosopher’s mother, Phaenarete, acted as a “midwife”. Socrates married late in life, Xantippe (Xanthi), whom he left three sons. One an infant. When his son Lamprocles got angry because of his mother’s temper, Socrates taught him to be grateful for all the gifts a mother has given to child. Socrates was a good warrior; his outward appearances were grotesque, stout and with prominent eyes, snub nose, broad nostrils and wide mouth. “Intel...