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One Egyptian figure sometimes considered an early philosopher is Ptahhotep. [2] He served as vizier to the pharaoh in the late 25th, early 24th century BC. Ptahhotep is known for his work on ethical behavior, called The Maxims of Ptahhotep.
Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370 - March 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy . [ 5 ]
Philosophers in ancient Alexandria (2 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Egyptian philosophers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Maxims of Ptahhotep or Instruction of Ptahhotep is an ancient Egyptian literary composition by the Vizier Ptahhotep around 2375–2350 BC, during the rule of King Djedkare Isesi of the Fifth Dynasty. [1] The text was discovered in Thebes in 1847 by Egyptologist M. Prisse d'Avennes. [2]
Ptahhotep (Ancient Egyptian: ptḥ ḥtp "Peace of Ptah"; (fl. c. 2400 BC), sometimes known as Ptahhotep I or Ptahhotpe, was an ancient Egyptian vizier during the late 25th century BC and early 24th century BC Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
Egyptian thinkers joined spirit and matter so that humans were not separated from animals and even gods. [5] For this reason, priests also functioned as philosophers, astronomers, architects, and healers. [6] There are scholars who cite that the ancient Egyptian philosophy influenced ancient Greek philosophy. [7]
Words from an ancient philosopher. Over 1,000 carbonized scrolls were recovered from the eruption of Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples, Italy, that covered the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and ...
By this account, Hermes Trismegistus was either a contemporary of Moses, [18] or the third in a line of men named Hermes, i.e. Enoch, Noah, and the Egyptian priest king who is known to us as Hermes Trismegistus [19] on account of being the greatest priest, philosopher, and king.