founder of philosophical school
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concept
A founder of a philosophical school is an individual who originates a distinctive system of thought, establishes its core doctrines and methods, and often gathers the initial community of followers who develop and transmit the tradition.
Aliases (2)
- founder of a philosophical school ×2
- founder of Pyrrhonism ×1
Instances (5)
- Aristippus
- Euclid of Megara
- Zeno of Citium ("founder of a philosophical school")
- Epicurus ("founder of a philosophical school")
- Pyrrho ("founder of Pyrrhonism")