Society & Culture
Fr Francis: "The dawn of philosophy, as we know it in the West, occurred in ancient Greece around the year 600 BC with Thales, one of the 7 Wise Men of Greece. But only fragments of the earliest philosophers have come down to us in the writings of others. The first philosopher from whom we have complete works is Plato, who lived from 427-347 BC and was a discple of Socrates. .. Plato helps us to raise our minds above the material world to a higher world and so to spiritual realities.. Plato regarded the philosopher as a lover of truth, only he sought knowledge of truth in another world than this one." Visit Totus2us.com for more.