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Greek Philosopher: Zeno of Citium

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Born in Citium, Cyprus sometime in the late 4th BC. Little is known about Zeno in his early life, except that his contempories referred to him as a Phoenician. He was a student of the 4th-century Cynic... published 5 weeks ago

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Greek Philosopher: Xenophon

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Xenophon was a Greek historian, soldier, essayist and philosopher. A pupil of Socrates. In 401 he joined the Greek mercenary army in an expedition of Persian prince Cyrus against Artaxerxes, and was elected... published 6 weeks ago

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Greek Philosopher: Plato

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Born at Athens of a noble family, he intended to enter politics but was disgusted with Athenian political intrigue and disillusioned with the democratic regime. He became a disciple of Socrates and was... published 3 months ago

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Greek Philosopher: Antisthenes

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Greek philosopher, founder of the school of philosophy called Cynicism. He was born in Athens and became a disciple of Socrates. Antisthenes taught in the gymnasium known as the Cynosarges outside Athens;... published 5 weeks ago

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Greek Philosopher: Socrates

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Born in Athens at the peak of the Athenian civilization. Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were his contemporaries. He served for several years as a soldier. As a member of the Athenian Senate, he refused to... published 3 months ago

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Greek Philosopher: Plotinus

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Roman philosopher of the Neoplatonic school, born in Asyut, Egypt. Plotinus lived from 205 to 270 AD in Alexandria. He studied with the Alexandrian philosopher Ammonius Saccas at Alexandria for a period of... published 3 weeks ago

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Greek Philosopher: Aristotle

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Aristotle the most famous of all the Greek philosophers, was a disciple of Plato, after whose death he retired from Athens, and later undertook the education of Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great.... published 4 months ago

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