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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 Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. ↵Abbreviations used in this list: c. = circa; fl. = flourished
Peter Singer (born 1946) Moral philosopher on animal liberation, effective altruism. Bruno Latour (1947-2022) French Philosopher, anthropologist, sociologist. Camille Paglia (born 1947). Martha Nussbaum (born 1947). Political philosopher. Hans-Hermann Hoppe (born 1949). Slavoj Žižek (born 1949). German Idealism, Marxism and Lacanian ...
Gorgias (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr dʒ i ə s / GOR-jee-əs; [1] Ancient Greek: Γοργίας; c. 483 BC – c. 375 BC) [2] was an ancient Greek sophist, pre-Socratic philosopher, and rhetorician who was a native of Leontinoi in Sicily.
"The Soul's (After-) Life", Ancient Philosophy 36 (2016): 1–18. Campbell, Douglas R. "Plato's Theory of Reincarnation: Eschatology and Natural Philosophy", Review of Metaphysics 75 (4): 643–665. 2022. Nikolaos Bakalis (2005). Handbook of Greek Philosophy: From Thales to the Stoics Analysis and Fragments, Trafford Publishing ISBN 1-4120-4843-5
The section of the Protagoras in which this passage appears is "elaborately ironical", making it unclear which of its parts may be taken seriously. [ 8 ] Diogenes Laërtius writes in his account of the life of Pyrrho , the founder of Pyrrhonism , that the Seven Sages of Greece were considered to be precursors of Pyrrho's philosophical ...
Hellenistic philosophy is Ancient Greek philosophy corresponding to the Hellenistic period in Ancient Greece, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. [1] The dominant schools of this period were the Stoics , the Epicureans and the Skeptics .
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.
Ibn Bajjah (known as "Avempace") and Ibn Rushd (known as "Averroes") were among the other famous philosophers of Spain who furthered the expansion of Greek ideas in medicine and philosophy. [ 40 ] Prior to Averroes (Ibn Rushid), many philosophers had confused Aristotle with Plotinus , a Hellenized Egyptian who founded Neoplatonism and had mixed ...