Can anyone describe how Socrates’, Plato’s, and Aristotle’s philosophies relate to each other?

question requires detailed answer. asking philosophical essay. try give few ideas though not area of expertise me .....

socrates given credit laying groundwork our western philosophy , way of thinking. perhaps important contribution socratic method - answering question question - of course, many people find infuriating. used method examine many key moral concepts, including , justice. regarded father of political philosophy , ethics. way use logic continually examine , discard hypotheses , question own beliefs , of others.

plato student of socrates, , became known writer of philosophical dialogues. socrates character in plato's dialogues, , many philosophers question whether ideas of plato or socrates. there no doubt plato influenced socrates' teachings. plato's dialogues written using socratic method, in form of questions. plato wrote down philosophical views, while socrates did not. wrote forms of government (aristocracy, monarchy, democracy), conflict between nature , convention, , controversy of nature vs nurture before such issues commonly debated. had influential opinions on nature of knowledge , learning, , debated whether or not virtue taught.

aristotle student of plato , teacher of alexander great. wrote books on many subjects, including physics, poetry, zoology, logic, rhetoric, government, , biology, none of survive in entirety. aristotle, along plato , socrates, considered 1 of influential of ancient greek philosophers. transformed presocratic greek philosophy foundations of western philosophy know it. writings of plato , aristotle founded 2 of important schools of ancient philosophy. aristotle set stage develop modern empirical scientific method. valued knowledge gained senses , known 1 of few figures in history studied every subject possible @ time.

advice started need grid, 4 columns, page this:

socrates plato aristotle
(each name column heading - may not quite right in answer think you'll know mean)

logic

argument in p

knowledge

methods

love

existence

, begin reading through links i've included , making notations in grid. identify similarities , diffferences. grid, outline essay.

wikipedia links pretty good. best of luck project. interesting one. hope of help.

concerning following topics:
o logic , argument in philosophy
o knowledge , methods of acquiring knowledge
o love
o existence

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