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The Ancient Greeks are known for being the founders of western philosophy. Many of the questions about morality, existence and "What is the basic stuff that makes up everything (atoms)" were first asked by the ancient Greeks. Also, many of the words we use are directly rooted by the ancient greek language.

Ex: Philosophy Philo = Love Sophy/Sophia = Wisdom

So Philosophy literally means " The love of wisdom"

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