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Greek philosophy — Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. Many philosophers today concede that Greek philosophy has shaped the entire Western thought since its inception. One scholar has noted, Western philosophy is just a series of… … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek philosophy — Raphael s School of Athens, depicting an array of ancient Greek philosophers engaged in discussion. Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BCE and continued through the Hellenistic period, at which point Ancient Greece was incorporated … Wikipedia
Dyad (Greek philosophy) — The Dyad is a title used by the Pythagoreans for the number two, representing the principle of twoness or otherness . Numenius said that Pythagoras gave the name of Monad to God, and the name of Dyad to matter.[1][Need quotation to verify]… … Wikipedia
Pentad (Greek philosophy) — The pentad was a Pythagorean term for the number five. A pentagram, symbol of the pentad, was used by the as a secret sign to recognize each other.cite book |author=Ghyka, Matila C. |title=The geometry of art and life |publisher=Dover… … Wikipedia
Decad (Greek philosophy) — Pythagorus regarded the number 10, or decad as being a perfect number, which was often represented by the tetractys,[1][2] which embraced the whole nature of number.[3] References ^ God in Greek philosophy to the time of Socratees, Roy Kenneth… … Wikipedia
Monad (Greek philosophy) — Monad (from Greek μονάς monas , unit ; monos , alone ), [Compact Oxford English Dictionary.] which according to the Pythagoreans, was a term for God or the first being, or the totality of all beings. Monad being the source or the One meaning… … Wikipedia
Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy Philosophy † … Catholic encyclopedia
Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… … History of philosophy
Greek language — Greek Ελληνικά Ellīniká Pronunciation [eliniˈka] Spoken in Greece, Cyprus … Wikipedia
Greek literature — refers to those writings autochthonic to the areas of Greek influence, typically though not necessarily in one of the Greek dialects, throughout the whole period in which the Greek speaking peoples have existed.Ancient Greek literature (Before AD … Wikipedia
