Well said. The ancient Greeks explained that we have about four types of knowledge, sometimes listed as Techne, Episteme, Sophia, and Phronesis. Although Techne changes over time, the Pythagorean Theorem and much of Geometry remains quite valid. So ancient, medieval, or renaissance Techne and Episteme forms only part of what we know now. However, Sophia and Phronesis, prudential and ethical knowledge (wisdom) from those times still has just as much validity now as ever before.
A lot of ancient philosophers said things that are very reasonable and true. A lot said things that do not make sense and do not apply to life at all. This almost doesn't correlate with knowledge or time. Epicurus came only several decades after Plato, but the philosophy of Epicurus is much more coherent not only than Plato, but than most philosophers that came after him in many centuries (his physical beliefs also largely correspond to modern physical beliefs, but even without that, his beliefs on human life where uniquely coherent and non-arbitrary).
Well said. The ancient Greeks explained that we have about four types of knowledge, sometimes listed as Techne, Episteme, Sophia, and Phronesis. Although Techne changes over time, the Pythagorean Theorem and much of Geometry remains quite valid. So ancient, medieval, or renaissance Techne and Episteme forms only part of what we know now. However, Sophia and Phronesis, prudential and ethical knowledge (wisdom) from those times still has just as much validity now as ever before.
A lot of ancient philosophers said things that are very reasonable and true. A lot said things that do not make sense and do not apply to life at all. This almost doesn't correlate with knowledge or time. Epicurus came only several decades after Plato, but the philosophy of Epicurus is much more coherent not only than Plato, but than most philosophers that came after him in many centuries (his physical beliefs also largely correspond to modern physical beliefs, but even without that, his beliefs on human life where uniquely coherent and non-arbitrary).