People say they love Socrates; that he is one of the Big Three Greek Philosophers.
And he was. But his influences were not great. Although not directly his fault, one of his student's students, Aristotle, paused progression for 2000 years. (I'll quote a book later).
(I should have wrote a world w/o Aristotle, but Socrates is fine IMO)
So what if the Greek had never been born? How would the human race be w/o him technologically-wise?
W/o Socrates, there is no Aristotle, no Alexander the Great. Would there be a Hellenistic World?
In 100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, by Russ Kick, #61 is titled: "Aristotle Set Back Science for Around 2,000 Years".
Some quotes include
"'Aristotle's teachings were unquestioned...'"
"Aristotle didn't believe plants were divided into male and female sexes..."
"wrong about inertia"
"[heliocentric]"
"heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones"
"Aristotle wrote, "The brain is an organ of minor importance, perhaps necessary to cool the blood.'"
"But Aristotle pooh-poohed this ridiculous notion [matter is made up of atoms]"
And he was. But his influences were not great. Although not directly his fault, one of his student's students, Aristotle, paused progression for 2000 years. (I'll quote a book later).
(I should have wrote a world w/o Aristotle, but Socrates is fine IMO)
So what if the Greek had never been born? How would the human race be w/o him technologically-wise?
W/o Socrates, there is no Aristotle, no Alexander the Great. Would there be a Hellenistic World?
In 100 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, by Russ Kick, #61 is titled: "Aristotle Set Back Science for Around 2,000 Years".
Some quotes include
"'Aristotle's teachings were unquestioned...'"
"Aristotle didn't believe plants were divided into male and female sexes..."
"wrong about inertia"
"[heliocentric]"
"heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones"
"Aristotle wrote, "The brain is an organ of minor importance, perhaps necessary to cool the blood.'"
"But Aristotle pooh-poohed this ridiculous notion [matter is made up of atoms]"
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