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This list of ancient Greek philosophers contains philosophers who studied in ancient Greece or spoke Greek. Ancient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales [1] [2] and lasted through Late Antiquity. Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the ancient Greek world, including ...
Four Greek philosophers: Socrates, Antisthenes, Chrysippos, Epicurus; British Museum. Socrates, believed to have been born in Athens in the 5th century BC, marks a watershed in ancient Greek philosophy. Athens was a center of learning, with sophists and philosophers traveling from across Greece to teach rhetoric, astronomy, cosmology, and geometry.
The Seven Sages (Latin: Septem Sapientes), depicted in the Nuremberg ChronicleThe list of the seven sages given in Plato's Protagoras comprises: [1]. Thales of Miletus (c. 624 BCE – c. 546 BCE) is the first well-known Greek philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Stoic teacher who wrote a Compendium of Greek Theology Chaeremon of Alexandria (fl. 50 AD) Stoic philosopher and grammarian. Librarian at Alexandria: Paconius Agrippinus (fl. 60 AD) Stoic philosopher spoken of with praise by Epictetus: Publius Egnatius Celer (fl. 60 AD) Stoic philosopher. Informer in the reign of Nero: Persius (34–62 AD)
Major figure in Islamic philosophy. Influenced by Neoplatonism. Abbas ibn Firnas (809–887). Polymath. John the Scot (c. 815 – 877). neoplatonist, pantheist. al–Faràbi (c. 870 – 950). Major Islamic philosopher. Neoplatonist. al-Razi (c. 865 – 925). Rationalist. Major Islamic philosopher. Held that God creates universe by rearranging ...
Thales of Miletus (/ ˈ θ eɪ l iː z / THAY-leez; Ancient Greek: Θαλῆς; c. 626/623 – c. 548/545 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.
Concepts in ancient Greek philosophy of mind (24 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek philosophical concepts" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Articles relating to ancient Greek philosophy. It arose in the 6th century BC, at a time when the ancient inhabitants of ancient Greece were struggling to repel devastating invasions from the east. Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period and the period in which Greece and most Greek-inhabited lands were part of the Roman ...