Ancient Greek philosopher
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concept
An Ancient Greek philosopher is a thinker from roughly the 6th to 3rd centuries BCE in the Greek world who sought rational explanations for nature, ethics, knowledge, and politics, laying foundational ideas for Western philosophy and science.
Aliases (4)
- Pythagorean philosopher ×3
- Cyrenaic philosopher ×1
- Milesian philosopher ×1
- ancient Greek philosophy tradition ×1
Instances (9)
- Parmenides
- Platonism ("ancient Greek philosophy tradition")
- Empedocles
- Archytas ("Pythagorean philosopher")
- Simmias of Thebes ("Pythagorean philosopher")
- Echecrates ("Pythagorean philosopher")
- Arete of Cyrene ("Cyrenaic philosopher")
- Thales of Miletus ("Milesian philosopher")