Running Head: Preservation and Transmission of Greek Philosophy in the Middle Ages Preservation and Transmission of Greek Philosophy In the Middle Ages Antilkumar Gandhi Professor Fleming Religion and Philosophy Introduction Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry in the study of the natural world. Many philosophers today concede that Greek philosophy has shaped all of Western thought since its inception. As Alfred Whitehead once noted, with some exaggeration, "Western philosophy is just a series of footnotes to Plato," (Brickman, 1961). Clear and unbroken lines of influence lead from Ancient Greek and Hellenistic philosophers, to medieval Muslim philosophers, and to the European Renaissance and Enlightenment. Early Greek philosophy, in turn, was influenced by the older wisdom literature and myths of the Near East.
The reason Sparta had so many levels of government was because they had to control and limit the kings in case they got too much power. In contrast, Athens was a democracy, which meant that it was ruled by the people. However democracy in ancient Athens was quite different from the way it is practised today. Athens was a direct democracy were every decision was made by a big group of eligible citizens in some cases there were more than 6000 citizens involved. The Athenians also had a council of 500 men called the boule.
The Greek worshiped the gods of mount Olympus, including Zeus, Aphrodite, Ares, Athena, Apolla, and Poseidon. The Romans worshipped the same gods just under different names, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Minerva, Pluto, and Neptune. Education was also important to the Romans, although they only sent their male children to school. Both Rome and Greece had key philosophers. Greece had Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle.
There were many poleis during the 5th century in Greece, but there were only two of which were the main dominant powers: democratic Athens and the military oligarchy of Sparta. Greek culture achieved prominence through these two poleis. Athens and Sparta desired to be a strong nation and achieved that through very different ways of life. The Spartans’ focus was directed towards the military, while the Athenians were more interested in their wellbeing and culture. The US constitution can be compared to government models of Athens and Sparta.
Fortunately, they rule Committee powerful; they also control time of debate, admissibility of amendments. Non-germane amendments may not be introduced from floor. They are usually considered first by committees. The Senate serves a 6-year term and also must live in the United States for at least 9 years. The Senate must live in a state representing; they must be 30 years old to run.
Sparta put a military attitude in its society and made it the first priority to have a powerful army. The Athenians type of government, might have given the society More freedom, but in my opinion I think this was not the best form of government at this time. The democratic system in Athens cannot really be called a true democracy since it had several flaws in the government and the way it worked. For the way the voting worked
Main influences on voting in the UK By Marlon Fraser Social class, historically, has been the defining factor in influencing the pattern of the public vote. Nowadays however other influences ,such as the media, have had a remarkable influence. Has the media taken the forefront over social class as the prime influence over the public vote? Social class was the main factor in deciding which party one voted for and still is for most parts of the older generation. A social class essentially is a group of people who share similar social characteristics with each other.
There growing numbers of two-hundred communities led to the organization of these diverse people which were flexible and very creative. The diversity of these people and the change of their political system they disposed of kings and went to oligarchy. The Greece system of democracy was ruled by a body of nine officials. The officials were called aristocrats; the officials were made up of the wealthiest people from Greece. The citizens from Greece could have a voice of opinion to a certain extent.
Following various military conquests in the Greek East, Romans adapted a number of Greek educational precepts to their own fledgling system. Roman students were taught (especially at the elementary level) in similar fashion to Greek students, sometimes by Greek slaves who had a penchant for education. But differences between the Greek and Roman systems emerge at the highest tiers of education. Roman students that wished
We still use pictures of everything along with words to show what it is. Learning has evolved from clay tablets, papyrus, and now to textbooks. Along with teachers and lectures explaining the concepts of different subjects. The Romans started with the first number system.