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79Plato's Fascinating Theory | The Theory of Forms
I thoroughly enjoy reading about the ancient Greek philosophers, my favorites being Plato and Demosthenes. It took me a while to find something original to write about Plato as there are many superb hubs...
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81Greek Philosopher: Thales
Greek philosopher, astronomer and geometrician, born in Miletus, Asia Minor. Thales is the first philosopher of whom we have record who set himself the problem of explaining the universe in terms of one...
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75Greek Philosopher: Pythagoras
Greek mathematican and philosopher, best known for his discovery that the square of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Greek philosopher...
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83Greek Philosopher: Plato
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...
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77Greek Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of the truth or principles underlying all knowledge, an investigation into the nature of reality. The word 'philosophy' derives from the Greek philosophos which means "a lover of...
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87Greek Philosopher: Diogenes
The celebrated Greek cynic philosopher who is said to have lived in a tub, wearing the coarsest clothing and living on the plainest food. Many of his sayings have been preseved, and serve for occasional...
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59Practicing Greek Philosophy
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled (poets) to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without...
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76Greek Philosopher: Epicurus
The founder of the Epicurean philosophy in Athens in 306 BC, which taught that virtue should be followed because it leads to happiness and that good was pleasure and evil was pain. He began his studies with a...
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70Diogenes: The Real McCoy
With honor and respect this scribe borrows his name.. I apologise in advance for what I realize is going to come as a terrible shock to my huge readership, family, friends and two budgies. It is with deep...
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68Greek Philosopher: Carneades
Carneades was an outstanding exponent of the phi losophy of Skepticism. He founded the New Academy, a continuation of the famous school of philosophy begun by Plato.
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