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Q42
(CDS-I/2007)
History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Ancient Indian knowledge systems
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Consider the following Greek Philosophers 1. Aristotle 2. Plato 3. Pythagoras 4. Socrates Which one of the following is the correct chronologi cal order of the Greek philosophers given above ?
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The chronological order of the Greek philosophers is Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Pythagoras lived around 500 BCE and is credited with floating the idea of a spherical Earth. Socrates (c. 469–399 BCE) followed, known for the Socratic method and mentoring Plato [4]. Plato (c. 427–347 BCE), a student of Socrates, founded the Academy and later mentored Aristotle. Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was the student of Plato and later became the tutor of Alexander the Great [4]. This sequence (3-4-2-1) represents the historical progression of Greek thought from the pre-Socratic era (Pythagoras) through the 'Great Three' Athenian philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) who shaped Western philosophy [3].
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- [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Greek_philosophers
- [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 2: The Solar System > Explanation: > p. 21
- [3] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART I, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings > Sacrifices and Debates > p. 84
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