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Philosophy loosely translates as the love of knowledge for it’s own sake. ... Western Philosophy began in ancient Greece as a speculation about the underlying nature of the physical world. ... Many philosophists used many different views and approaches the define philosophy as a whole and the meaning it and effect it had on everyday living. Defining the differences between what was, what is, and what ought to be, and the validity of Myth and Religion. ... His main theory was his theory of idea which divided existence into two realms, a “intelligible realm” of perfect, eternal, and invisible ideas, or forms and a “sensible realm” of concrete familiar objects, human body, trees, and stones, for Plato were unreal copies of ideas “Philosophy is to become a science and bring to consciousness the spiritual element which belongs to thought. ...
Plato’s student Aristotle also had a different view on the purpose and meaning of philosophy. Aristotle’s view of philosophy was defined as the basic concept and principles of many of the theoretical sciences, such as logic, biology, physics and psychology. ...
A Myth can be defined as a narrative that through many retellings as become an accepted tradition in society. ... Myths deal with basic questions about the nature of the world and human experiences “I shall be bold: Maybe what is particular about myth is that it brings to expression in this cognitive structure and that it invite belief suspends disbelief”2, myths can illuminate any aspects of culture.
Approximate Word count = 1156
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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