World After Plato And Aristotle

Question 1

What was happening

Answer 1

People were unhappy with philosophies and wanted useful ones

Skepticsm and cynicism began:
Skeptic philosophy - should be suspicious of
all philosophies
Cynics - should retreat from society

Question 2

Stoics

Answer 2

• A moral life leads to happiness
• goal of mankind is to live without any desires
• emperor of Rome believed self was the most important
  
  • have to examine yourself to find
    happiness)
  • if you want to improve yourself, you have
    to contemplate the truth meaning way of
    being

Question 3

Roman period from 30bc to 300 ad

Answer 3

• Christianity influenced Western Europe
• idea of one God vs many begins to arise
• Aristotle’s work began to appear in religious texts
• Arab protected Ancient Greek text
• Arab world began to influence thought in Europe
  
  • physician wrote book on psychological
    disorders and human senses

Question 4

Europe 700-1200

Answer 4

• Church ruled
• people were either believer or non-believers
• if non believer, punished unless you convert

Question 5

Renaissance

Answer 5

• Opposing views began to rise
• people should be allowed to think for themselves
• humanism began

Question 6

Church and anti science

Answer 6

Most scientists were afraid to let their discoveries be known

It was thought that Galileo was challenging the church by suggesting that earth wasn’t centre of earth and that air resistance was responsible for speed of motions.
Had to take back belief and said he didn’t believe in Copernicus