2. Philosophy has two roots, philos and
sophy. The root philos means love and sophy
means wisdom so there for philosophy means
the Love of wisdom. It has been around since
ancient times and is still taught and used
today.
3. The first philosopher was thought to be Thales of
Miletus. He was born in 624 B.C.E. in Turkey and died in
546 B.C.E. He is famous for his intercept theory and
Water as a first principal theory.
4. The Chinese were the second society to widely use
philosophy. There main philosophies were Daoism(used
in the Han dynasty), Confucianism(used in the Zhou
dynasty) and Legalism(used in the Qin dynasty).
Daoism is peaceful, Confucianism has laws with fair
punishments and legalism is very strict and harsh.
5. Ancient Greece was one of the best places to find
philosophical thinking. They had many greats in
philosophy such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. They
made schools that were some of the greatest of there
times. They also challenged society to think about things
they had never considered.
6. Philosophy is very important to understanding
human nature and everything around us. Philosophy
looks to part of things most people ignore. Without it
some stuff that seem obvious now would be perplexing.
In conclusion philosophy is essintial to are lives and to
human nature.
7. 1. What does the word philosophy literally mean?
2. What dynasty was Daoism the main philosophy?
3. Who are the three Great Greek Philosophers?
Answers1.Theloveofwisdom2.Handynasty3.Socrates,platoandAristotle
