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Famous for the concept of Apeiron, or "the boundless". Anaximenes of Miletus (c. 585 – 525 BC). Of the Milesian school. Believed that all was made of air. Pythagoras of Samos (c. 580 – c. 500 BC). Of the Ionian School. Believed the deepest reality to be composed of numbers, and that souls are immortal. Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – 480 ...
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Philosopher and writer. Famous for De l'esprit (On Mind). Johann Gottfried Herder: 1744–1803: German: Theologian and linguist. Proposed that language determines thought, introduced concepts of ethnic study and nationalism, influential on later Romantic thinkers. Early supporter of democracy and republican self-rule. Thomas Hobbes: 1588–1679 ...
This is a list of notable political philosophers, including some who may be better known for their work in other areas of philosophy. The entries are in order by year of birth to show rough direction of influences and of development of political thought .
A prominent figure of this period was Augustine of Hippo, one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity. Augustine adopted Plato's thought and Christianized it. His influence dominated medieval philosophy perhaps up to the end of era and the rediscovery of Aristotle's texts.
Founder of Western philosophy: Stoics [1] fl. 3rd century BC – AD 529: Greece – Philosophical school influenced by Socrates through Plato Henry David Thoreau [1] July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862 United States Author, poet Foundational figure of transcendentalism: Arthur Schopenhauer: February 22, 1788 – September 21,1860 Germany Philosopher
By period; Ancient. Ancient Egyptian; Ancient Greek; Medieval; Renaissance; Modern; Contemporary. Analytic; Continental; By region; African. Egypt; Ethiopia; South Africa
This is a list of Stoic philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. [Note: Some other philosophers like Socrates and Cynics were the big influencers in Stoicism and are founded quoted by the stoics] The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild.