The Golden Age of Athens produced great thinkers from "summary" of The Greeks by Paul Cartledge
During the Golden Age of Athens, from around 480 to 320 BCE, the city flourished culturally and intellectually. It was a time when democracy was established, the arts thrived, and great thinkers emerged to shape the course of Western civilization. Among these thinkers were the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, whose ideas continue to influence our understanding of ethics, politics, and metaphysics. Socrates, known for his method of questioning, challenged the beliefs and values of his fellow Athenians, ultimately leading to his trial and execution. Plato, his student, founded the Academy, where he explored the nature of reality and the ideal forms that shape our world. Aristotle, in turn, studied under Plato and later established his own school, the Lyceum, where he delved into subjects ranging from logic to biology. These philosophers were not the onl...
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