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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 ...
Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC [1]) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, [2] the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope [2] and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. [3] Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens.
Cleanthes (/ k l i ˈ æ n θ iː z /; Ancient Greek: Κλεάνθης; c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC), of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and boxer who was the successor to Zeno of Citium as the second head of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer, he came to Athens where he took up philosophy, listening to Zeno's lectures.
Socrates (/ ˈ s ɒ k r ə t iː z /, [2] Ancient Greek: Σωκράτης, romanized: Sōkrátēs; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy [3] and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.
Socrates; (c. 470 –399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers , particularly his students ...
Teacher of Seneca. Rhetorician and philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD) Statesman, philosopher, and playwright. Many of his works are extant Thrasea Paetus (c. 10 AD–66 AD) Roman senator and Stoic Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (c. 20–c. 70 AD) Stoic teacher who wrote a Compendium of Greek Theology Chaeremon of Alexandria (fl. 50 AD)
Roman-era philosophers in Athens (2 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Ancient Athenian philosophers" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Ammonius of Athens (/ ə ˈ m oʊ n i ə s /; Greek: Ἀμμώνιος), sometimes called Ammonius the Peripatetic, was a philosopher who taught in Athens in the 1st century AD. He was a teacher of Plutarch , who praises his great learning, [ 1 ] and introduces him discoursing on religion and sacred rites. [ 2 ]