Plotinus (205-270): Greek philosopher, creator of the great synthesis of late Antiquity, called Neo-Platonism.After the age of Posidonius of Apamea, it was not uncommon that philosophers from one school borrowed concepts and ideas from other branches of philosophy. Slowly, the…
There were many stories invented about Alexander's behavior on certain occasions; these anecdotes were all intended to show the greatness of the man. In section 14 of his Life of Alexander, the Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea has added the…
Posidonius of Apamea (135-51): Greek philosopher, historian, and scientist.
Posidonius of Apamea
We are ill-informed about the development of philosophy after the…
Pyrrho of Elis (c.360-c.270), Greek philosopher, founder of the Skeptical school.All philosophers are confident that rational thinking is the road to truth. Except for Pyrrho of Elis, who entertained some doubts about the quest for knowledge.
He argued that we cannot…
Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495): almost legendary Greek philosopher.
Pythagoras
Like his older contemporary Thales of Miletus, Pythagoras of Samos was looking for…
Milindapañha, "the questions of king Menander": a sacred text of ancient Buddhism, in which a monk named Nagasena answers the questions of an Indo-Greek king.
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