WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -philosopher. noun. phi·los·o·pher fə-ˈläs-(ə-)fər. : a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment : scholar, thinker.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first person to talk about philosophy as the love of wisdom was the Greek philosopher Pythagoras. The idea that philosophy is the love of wisdom-rather than, for example, the practice of wisdom-puts a bit of a distance between us and the wisdom that we aspire to.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to this approach philosophy is really the study of historical figures who are considered philosophers. One may encounter the names of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thales, Philo, Plotinus, Aquinas, Kant, Erigena, Hume, Marx, Hegel, Russell, Wittgenstein and many more. All are considered philosophers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aristotle is a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, who made important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. He was a student of Plato for twenty years but is famous for rejecting Plato’s theory of forms.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the philosophy of search for truth? The philosophy of search for truth is the study of reality, which seeks to understand the nature of truth and the ways to discover it. It is concerned with discovering what is real and permanent, rather than what is fleeting or illusory.

Detailed explanation-6: -What is Plato known for? Plato’s most famous work is the Republic, which details a wise society run by a philosopher. He is also famous for his dialogues (early, middle, and late), which showcase his metaphysical theory of forms-something else he is well known for.