Philosopher

There are 64 items in Philosopher:

Parmenides

Parmenides of Elea (c. 500 BCE): one of the pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece. Parmenides Parmenides of Elea was a younger contemporary…

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Plato

Plato (427-347): Athenian philosopher, student of Socrates, and one of the most influential thinkers of all ages. Plato The Athenian philosopher Plato is usually called a…

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Plotinus

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…

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Plutarch

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. Bust, believed to…

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Pyrrho of Elis

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…

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Pythagoras

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…

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