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Philosophers
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
02/27/2013

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PARMENIDES
Definition
  • Believes there is no such thing as change
  • Solves the problem by eliminating chaneg as a possibility
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PROTAGORAS
Definition
  • Reality is up to your interpretation
  • "Man is the measure of all things"

 

 

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EMPEDOCLES
Definition
  • Reality is made of love & strife
  • Love- When things fit together in life
  • Strife- When things fall apart
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ANAXAGORAS
Definition
  • Reality is made up of infinate seeds
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ZENO
Definition
  • Believed mathematics could prove motion is not possible
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PYTHAGORAS
Definition
  • Believes reality is based on Math, Geometry and Ratios.
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ANAXIMENES
Definition
  • Believed air was the underlying foundation of all matter
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ANAXIMANDER
Definition
  • Believed there was an underlying principal called the unlimited which accounts for the 4 elements
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THALES
Definition
  • Believed matter is based in terms of water
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HERACLITUS
Definition
  • Believed all matter is derived from fire
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ATOMISTS:

LEUCIPPUS & DEMOCRITUS

Definition
  • Believed everything was made of atoms
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