Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

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Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

Socrates, Aristotle and Plato all have their own way of thinking, but what makes the three interesting to learn about is the fact that one was once a student of the other, deriving the ideas of the one before into new concepts. Socrates is known for questioning and being somewhat of an annoyance but this held well for gaining knowledge. Socrates’ student was Plato, whom put together the ideas of the Republic, also known as “perfection”. Plato brought on the idea that people could be perfected through being governed correctly and also developed the idealism concept. Plato’s most famous student was Aristotle, whom in a way went against Plato’s content and ideas. Aristotle judged reality by observation; with that being said what you see is what it is, in his case.

It is obvious that even though these three philosophers may not be the top picks of history’s philosophers but they do have a strong influence on thinking and processing thoughts. All in a nutshell you have those that think inside the box, and those that think over and beyond. I see Plato and Aristotle as inside the box philosophers.  Not saying they had any wrong ways of thinking but they obviously had sort of a genre to views of life. Their similar yet unique ways of problem solving elevated the human mind capacity in seeing things for more than what meets the eye. They also laid foundation for lateral, logical and critical thinking.  Today all three still have impact on educating and how it is done. In my eyes the way you see and view one’s way of thinking is dependent on your own and makes for great opportunity to invite in a new way.