Many views were developed in ancient Greece. The most famous philosophers of Greece were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. They believed that knowledge shows that path of right conduct and happiness. Plato imagined such an ideal society. Aristotle believed in the middle path. New ideologies were introduced in Greece, which can be summarised in the following ways: Greek ideology exponents revealed logical reasoning about the prevalent myths regarding nature of the physical world and their elements.
- The proponents of the second ideology believed that all things were created from atoms.
- The exponents of the third ideology were called ‘Sophists’. They thought that there is no absolute truth in the world. The criteria of each object is differently interpreted.
- Apart from these, two other philosophical ideologies were also prevalent in Greece.
(a) Stoic ideology believed that men should be satisfied with their destiny.
(b) The Epicurean ideology believed that the greatest good for humans is happiness.
