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1 day ago · Aristotle (Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts.
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Aristotle's Poetics (Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῆς Peri poietikês;...
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Metaphysics (Greek: τὰ μετὰ τὰ φυσικά, "those after the...
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- Aristotelian Ethics
Aristotle first used the term ethics to name a field of...
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The end of Sophistical Refutations and beginning of Physics...
- Peripatetic School
The Peripatetic school (Ancient Greek: Περίπατος lit. '...
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- Nicomachean Ethics
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20 hours ago · Heraclitus (/ ˌ h ɛr ə ˈ k l aɪ t ə s /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Herákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on Western philosophy, including the works of Plato and Aristotle. Little is known of Heraclitus's ...
3 days ago · Pythagoras established the first Pythagorean community in the ancient Greek colony of Kroton, in modern Calabria (Italy). Early Pythagorean communities spread throughout Magna Graecia. Pythagoras' death and disputes about his teachings led to the development of two philosophical traditions within Pythagoreanism.
20 hours ago · Public Domain. Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was the one who introduced the concept of the universal mind ( nous) as the motive cause of the cosmos. The pre-Socratic philosopher (c. 500-428 BC) was a brilliant scientist who understood the rainbow phenomenon and as an avid astronomer discovered the true cause of eclipses.
May 5, 2024 · Plato (born 428/427 bce, Athens, Greece—died 348/347, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates (c. 470–399 bce ), teacher of Aristotle (384–322 bce ), and founder of the Academy. He is best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence and is one of the major figures of Classical antiquity.
May 9, 2024 · Pythagoras (born c. 570 bce, Samos, Ionia [Greece]—died c. 500–490 bce, Metapontum, Lucanium [Italy]) was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the Pythagorean brotherhood that, although religious in nature, formulated principles that influenced the thought of Plato and Aristotle and contributed to the development of ...