Why has myth been called the "cradle of philosophy"? 2. what are some of the questions the earliest greek philosophers asked? 3. identify three ways in which most pre-socratic philosophers were similar. 4. list three pre-socratic philosophers, and state their most important ideas. 5. how did the pre-socratic philosophers lay the foundations for science? critical thinking questions 1. briefly describe a fairy tale you've heard. how is the fairy tale like an ancient greek myth? what is its underlying message? 2. in many places, leaves change color in the fall. how might heraclitus explain this? how might parmenides explain it? 3. write your own answer to one of the questions the pre-socratic philosophers pondered. (hint: you can use your knowledge of science.) 4. assume that you are protagoras and people pay you for advice. a man asks you whether he should lie about his past work experience in order to get hired for a job he wants. as protagoras, what advice would you give him? 5. other philosophers disliked the sophists' ideas about ethics. what is your opinion of the sophists' ethical ideas?

Part 1.

1. Myth is considered as the cradle of philosophy because philosophy first arised as an effort to interpret the myth that has exist in the society.
From this effort of interpretation, more and more intellectuals started to appear and make their contribution on the matter, which lead to the development of knowledge and factual explanation like we see today..

2. Some examples of questions Frst Greek philosophers asked are things such as “What is everything made of?” “Does change really happen?” “What does it mean to be?” , "Is there such things as fate?" , "what is the true nature of Gods?" , etc.

3. The three similarties are:
- They tend to observe nature and universe in the effort to pursue their answers
- They used scientific method in their observation, which contribute to the development of science like we see today.
- Most of them were agnostics that reject the notion that all things happened because of higher power

4. Thales of Miletus : Popularized the view that all events/phenomenon around us happened because of reasons that could be explained by science and laws.
Anaximander: Introduced the idea that everything that exist in universe were came from somehting in a simpler form that he called "boundless"
Anaximenses: Theorized that every objects that exist in the universe were created through air

5. Pre-socratic philosophers were among the first people that used scientific method in order to test their hypothesis.
This method then used to test newer hypothesis in the future and became the most important foundation for modern science that exist Today

Part 2

1. I've heard about the fairy tail of Gods in Hindu. These Gods are similar with the depiction of Greek Gods that have their own obligation and capabilities.
I believe the underlying message is that each natural phenomenons that happened is created through outside factors that are hard to predict and control.

2.I believe that Heraclitis would say it is natural process that happened in Earth and it happened because it will happened (it contain implication of scientific occurences)Parmenides would explain it as a routine happening that cannot be changed.(it contain implication of the roles of higher being that determine the leaves' fate)

3. I will answer this one: What is everything made of?
Due to the development of science that we experience today, we know that everything in our environment is made of Atom. The combination of differnet subatomic particles contributed to the creation of different objects which possess their unique characteristics.

4. I'm sure that Protagoras would advice that person to Lie.
Protagoras said that Man is the combination of All things: things of which are, things that they are , and things that they are not.
So, even though the persona that you create about your job experience is a lie, other people will still sees it as a part of yourself.

5. Sophist stated that there is no absolute truth in this world, including about which ethics are considered as 'good' and which are considered as 'bad'.
I personally agree with Sophist view.
To proof it, one ethical standard could be considered as 'good' in one society and 'bad' in another. For examples, the ethical standards for what women can do in western civilization tend to be perceived as despicable in other civilizations