![]() As the period of pagans quickly passed so did their wisdom and those who loved them. It seems that the work of Sozomen contains a crucial message. He did not divide the philosophers into true and false. Unlike Socrates, Sozomen did not attribute any value to the classical philosophy. Sozomen also distinguished two types of philosophy: the Hellenic philosophy and the philosophy of church. By impersonating of the true philosophers they were cheaters and easily changed their views, in addition professed pagan cults. But he was aware of the existence of false philosophers with the emperor Julian the Apostate, who, unlike true philosophers, was still subject to the passions. He pointed out that a lot of sages were near the discovery of God. ![]() ![]() ![]() What is more, it enabled speech enhancement and development of the ability to think logically. However, Socrates believed that having Hellenic education with philosophical studies, was extremely useful for stopping the paganism, in particular. According to historians even an ordinary uneducated man, could also practise philosophy. That, at the same time, was the most important exercise for philosophers. The reason why the latter was considered by Socrates to be the true philosophy was the fact that it was the way to find God. Socrates of Constantinople, the author of the Ecclesiastical History, distinguishes between two types of philosophy: one practised by the use of words and the second reflected in deeds. ![]()
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