Classical Studies 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Eleatics, Pre-Socratic Philosophy, Sarpedon
19 Jan 2018
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Philosophy meaning in greek the love of wisdom. Aristotle notes that prosperity in ionia gave leisure time that allowed philosophical and scienti c speculation. In the iliad zeus is not omnipotent or omniscient, nor did he create the world. He shares his power with other gods and took power himself from his father. He is subject to laws beyond his own will, recognizing that he cannot save his son. Thales of miletus: he believed that the primary substance from which everything came into being and of which all is ultimately made is water. Their common enquiry was into nature of the physical universe on the assumption that it is both one and intelligible. Pythagoras marks a reaction against the materialism of the early ionian. He migrated to southern italy where he founded a community for initiates on religious lines.
