Sophia Introduction to (Western) Philosophy 1. The Ancient Greeks The Pre-Socratic Philosophers The word philosophy is a combination of two Ancient Greek words: (Philos) and (Sophia.) Philos can be translated as “love” (e.g. (Phila)delphia is the city of brotherly love), and Sophia Which can be roughly translated as “wisdom.” When translated literally, the word Philosophia means “the love of wisdom.” The word philosophy obviously did not exist until people started doing philosophy...