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Ancient Greece , Aristotle and Socrates

Law and politics are not only two of the oldest social concepts in the world , but also two of the most contested . Philosophy has been one of the fields of inquiry that has tried to reconcile various ideas about democracy , science and law , but does not always succeed . The forefathers of philosophy hail from Greece : Socrates and Aristotle . The history of Greece is also shrouded with intrigue and constant wars that lead to various legal and political principles arising over time . Socrates with

br student Plato , and Aristotle were key players in the way Greeks saw legal and political processes in the name of fairness and justice . Who was more influential ? Who had the greatest affects on law and politics and why ? In this we examine the situation Greece was in at the time both these icons were practicing philosophers , while examining the motivations behind each of their ideas

At the time of both men , Greece was in the grip of the Spartan and Athenian conflicts . This was the time period better known as Classical Greece , possibly the most studied period in Ancient history (Ancient-Greece , 2003-2008 . During the period between the beginning of Socrates ' time and the death of Aristotle Greece saw the celebrated Peloponnesian War Plague epidemics hostility between the Athenians and the Spartans the trial and execution of Socrates and the rise and fall of Alexander the Great (Ancient-Greece , 2003-2008 . This made the Classical period prolific in the solidifying of Greece 's authority as a global power . After Sparta had been defeated by Xerxes at Thermopylae the Greek colonies finally joined in to prevent further infiltration by the Persians . They effectively drove the Persians back to Asia Minor at the Battle of Plataea (Ancient-Greece , 2003-2008 . It was in Athens that the concept of democracy was born and the thinking of Socrates , Plato and Aristotle was to create the template of legal social and political thought across the globe in the period that followed - the Hellenistic . These ideals have followed through to nearly all Western social systems even today (Ancient-Greece , 2003-2008 . This was the socio-political climate of Greece around the time Socrates came to `power

Socrates was an enigmatic and charismatic personality , giving the world many ideas about politics and justice . He was known for testing the ideas about truth and its nature , often indulging Athenian youths in conversation and argument about what they believed to be truth (Kemerling - Socrates , 1996-2006 . Socrates was concerned with virtue and searching for the absolute truth , which he believed was the answer challenging popular and long-held beliefs (Kemerling- Socrates 1996-2006 . One of these long-held beliefs was the way in which justice was sought in Greece at the time . In a strange way , Socrates himself offered his body as martyr to the cause of truth by being tried and convicted of corrupting the youth . He drank the poison Hemlock and died amongst his followers and students (Kemerling , 1996-2006 . Socrates was best known for his take...