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1225 BCE
THOMAS AQUINAS
He (AKA Thomas of Aquin or Aquino) was an Italian philosopher and theologian of the Medieval period. Combining the theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason, he ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. Perfect happiness, the ultimate end, is not to be found in any created thing, but only in God, who is himself the supreme and infinite Good. -
428 BCE
PLATO
He was a hugely important Greek philosopher and mathematician from the Socratic (or Classical) period. He is perhaps the best known, most widely studied and most influential philosopher of all time. "The moral values are also absolute truths and thus, are also abstract, spirit-like entities. Hence, moral values are spiritual objects” -
384 BCE
ARISTOTLE
He is a towering figure in ancient Greek philosopher and was a student of Plato who in turn studied under Socrates. Aristotle's philosophy stresses biology, instead of mathematics like Plato. He also defined the supreme good as an activity of the rational soul in accordance with virtue. "Every art and every inquiry, every action and choice, seems to aim at some good; hence, the good has rightly been defined as that at which all things aim." -
354 BCE
AUGUSTINE
He was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. St. Augustine is a fourth century philosopher whose groundbreaking philosophy infused Christian doctrine with Neoplatonism. The supreme good, which provides the happiness all human beings seek and can only be found in God. -
IMMANUEL KANT
German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy. He argued that fundamental concepts structure human experience, and that reason is the source of morality. Categorical Imperative: One should always respect the humanity in others, and that one should only act in accordance with rules that could hold for everyone
