Philosopher

There are 64 items in Philosopher:

Democritus

Democritus of Abdera (fifth century): Greek philosopher, founder of the atomic theory. Democritus The philosopher Parmenides of Elea had opposed "being" to…

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Epictetus

Epictetus (c.50-c.125): Greek-Roman philosopher, belonging to the Stoic school. A Roman, first quarter of the second century Born in Phrygia, Epictetus became…

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Epicurus

Epicurus (342-271): Greek philosopher, founder of a school that is named after him, Epicurism. Epicurus We live happiest when we are free…

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Eratosthenes of Cyrene

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c.275-192): mathematician, geographer, astronomer, social theorist, historian, scholar, librarian in Alexandria.One of the students of the great poet Callimachus of Cyrene was Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c.275-192 BCE), who became librarian in the Museum, the scientific institute of…

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Heraclitus

Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.500 BCE): one of the pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece. Heraclitus Heraclitus was a rich man from Ephesus and…

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