Ancient Greek Philosophy Quotes

Question 1

What is philosophy?

Answer 1

“Take nothing for granted. Engage in thinking for yourself. Be critical of assumptions. Dig deeper.” (John Locke, 17th philosopher).

Question 2

Heraclitus

Answer 2

‘No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man’

Question 3

Socrates quote

Answer 3

‘An unexamined life is not worth living’

Question 4

Epicurus quote

Answer 4

By pleasure we mean the absence of pain in the body and of trouble in the soul’

Question 5

Plato

Answer 5

‘Suppose, someone could drag him out into the light of the sun… “Slowly, his eyes adjust to the light of the sun… Only after he can look straight at the sun “is he able to reason about it” and know what it is’ (516b Plato’s Republic)

Question 6

Aristotle

Answer 6

‘Virtue lies in our power, and similarly so does vice; because where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act.