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In the West, Greek scholarship was neglected in favor of Christian writers but soon became a central element of an emerging "Western" civilization. The Greek legacy also entered the Islamic world and its tradition has remained, especially in the West, an inspiration for those who celebrate the powers of the human mind to probe the mysteries of the universe and to explore the equally challening domain of human life.

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The Greek philosopher's love of wisdom was the beginning of Greek rationalism. They had to think critically in order to answer some of life's toughest questions. If the Greeks had cared about solving the mysteries of the universe then Greek rationalism would not have been as important in Greek history.

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Greek philosophy focused on asking unbiased questions that favor no particular outcome. Philosophers use of logical analysis led to the rise of the scientific method. The Greeks attempted to view all aspects of the universe as parts of the same whole in order to see all things in life as being interconnected.

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Greek religious mythology presented intellectuals with a challenge to bring some order to the understanding of the world. Greek thinkers emphasized on argument, logic, and the relentless questioning of received wisdom. They had confidence in human reason and were enthusiastic about puzzling out the world without much reference to gods.

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Many of the early classical Greek thinkers applied rational questioning to nature, and to understand human behavior. When they relentlessly questioned such things, they received knowledge.

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Greek rationalism states that the universe has unchanging laws. People can understand these laws through logic and reason. There is no objective truth. One opinion can be better than the other but it can not be more true.

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To Greek rationalists ignorance was the worst thing of all. Logic is the main foundation for Greek Philosophy. Those who called themselves rationalist believed so. Socrates and Plato each had something to say on the topic. For example Plato said, " Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

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Greek rationalism persisted long after the glory days of Athens were over. Alexander the Great's and the Roman Empire helped spread Greek philosophy within the Mediterranean basin and beyond.

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Sophists were a group of philosophers who questioned peoples's beliefs and ideas about justice and other traditional values. They were not true believers in the myths of the Greeks. They were atheists and were cynical about beliefs and religious and all traditions. Sophists believed and taught the "might is right." Protagoras, one of the most well known of the Sophists, questioned the existence of the traditional Greek gods and argued that there was no universal standard of truth.

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Socrates (469-399 BCE) was an Athenian philosopher who constantly questioned the assumptions and logic of his students. He believed that absolute standards existed for truth and justice unlike the sophists. He encouraged Greeks and pushed them to question themselves and their moral character. His teachings were good for Athens because he forced them to think about their values and actions. Other famous philosophers were Plato and Aristotle. Plato was a student of Socrates, while Aristotle was a student of Plato. There were some similarities between most Greek philosophers, many took different approaches. Aristotle took a particularly materialist view of the world, while Plato believed reality to be a reflection of a greater truth. When he was 70, Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth and was forced to drink hemlock to end his life. He is also the chubby man as our wallpaper.

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During the Hellenistic era, Greek philosophers abandoned their political concerns and focused on problems of the individuals. They tried to come up with plans to improve society because their interest was how to be happy and virtuous. Greek rationalism did not spread farther than the Mediterranean Basin while it was under it's own rule. It wasn't until after the Romans took over their empire that Greek rationalism spread outside of the Mediterranean Basin.

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Greek philosophers believed that the universe is put together in an organized way and is subject to absolute and unchanging laws. Philosophers claimed to have understood these laws through logic and reason instead of believing in an almighty god. They approached the big questions of life in a scientific or mystic way. Greek thinkers dared to question traditional conventions and to challenge the prejudices of their age, sometimes putting their own lives at stake.

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Stories were told about the Greek gods in order to teach children how to behave. They warned against greed, cheating , and believing that you were better than the gods.

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Greek Philosophy is the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge.Rationalists focused on argument, logic, and the questioning of received wisdom. It is said that rationalism could of have started because of the diversity and incoherence of mythology.  It flourished around 600-300 B.C.E in Greece, later Greek rationalism was refined by philosophers in Arab-controlled lands while Europe was in the Middle Ages. As Europe entered the Renaissance period the Greek and Arabic texts formed the basis for modern rationalism.

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Greek philosophy was a polythesitc religion in which they worshipped seer

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The Greek Alphabet introduced long ago to provides a collection of useful symbols to supplement the usual Roman letters.There are several ways different versions and ways to pronouce Greek. Modern Greek is what is taught today in schools all over Greece.