Many philosophers today maintain that Greek Philosophy has influenced much of Western thought since its inception.
Greek Philosophers started to rise in the 6th century BC, dealing with a wide variety of subjects, including political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, ontology, logic, biology, rhetoric, and aesthetics. The three most important Greek philosopers were Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato. All these men lived in the classical era of greece and held revolutionary ideas that nobody had ever imagined. Although there were many philosophers before Socrates's life, he is famous for being "the first who brought philosophy down from the heavens, placed it in cities, introduced it into families, and obliged it to examine into life and morals, and good and evil." Plato, a student of Socrates, is famous for his 36 Dialogues, where he proposed his ideas about a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, and mathematics. Aristotle, Plato's student, also contributing to many philosophical subjects is famous for being Alexander the Great's tutor shared many of the same ideas, but often disagreed with his mentor
