Philosophy through time…
Western philosophy Ancient period (700 BCE – 250 CE) Any discussion of an ancient philosophical era can be in reference to varied sub-periods during the time which spans the 7th century …
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#philosophy , the following list of philosophers starts with the ancient Greeks and continues through the decades to modern times, if you know of any philosophers that can be added please share...
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A list of philosophers from Pre-Socratic to modern times. (Updating of this page is on-going, an asterix* after the philosopher’s name indicates notes that were part of a lecture series)̷…
philosophy indefinitely presents an exploration of the vast field of philosophy from ancient Greece to modern philosophical and contemporary thought... this article 'philosophy through time' is an overview of the site...
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Western philosophy Ancient period (700 BCE – 250 CE) Any discussion of an ancient philosophical era can be in reference to varied sub-periods during the time which spans the 7th century …
Anaxagoras (c.510-428 BCE)…
AnaxagorasBorn on the southern coast of present day Turkey, Anaxagoras reasoned that all things are made up of smaller things and are parts of everything else thus enabling an entire cosmos.
Protagoras (c.490-420 BCE)…
Born in Greece around 490 BCE, Protagoras travelled as a teacher before settling in Athens and working alongside the then ruler, Pericles, being commissioned to write the constitution for one of th…
Heraclitus considered everything as always changing or being in a state of flux, his famous declaration "you cannot step into the same river twice" presents this view...
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Heraclitus…
Heraclitus (c.535 – 475BCE.) considered the physical nature of the cosmos as being governed by a divine logos encompassing or interpreted as reason, a cosmic law causing everything to come in…
Thales argued that everything is composed of water and that water serves as the unity of all things... read more on Thales at philosophy indefinitely...
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Born in Miletus (now the coast of Turkey) around 624 BCE, Thales was an early greek thinker who was also active in politics and business. He learned practical geometry which enabled his deductive r…
Middle Platonism represents the first two centuries of the current era (CE), it’s an amalgam of Platonism with Stoicism (with an emphasis on logos/divine law ordering the natural world) and Neo-Pythagoreanism (in view of its concept of emanation)... Continue reading at philosophy indefinitely...
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Middle & Neo-Platonism…
Lecture #18 – Middle and Neo-Platonism Middle Platonism represents the first two centuries of the current era (CE), it’s an amalgam of Platonism with Stoicism (with an emphasis on logos…
Stoicism (stoic ethic) starts in the attitudes of ancient cynics, particularly their detachment from externals (ie. comforts, troubles, etc)... The two key themes are detachment from external circumstances and living in harmony with nature...
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Lecture #16 Stoicism Part one… The four main Hellenistic philosophies are: Stoicism, Scepticism, Neo-Platonism, Epicureanism… Stoicism (stoic ethic) starts in the attitudes of ancient cynics, parti…
Despite their differences in thought about what the soul is and how to improve it, Cyrenaics and Cynics were considered Socratic schools with the Socratic note representing a point of departure being the dictum “know thyself”. This dictum represents a self-understanding towards an improvement of the soul...
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Lecture #15 – Epicurean philosophy (A continuation of Dr. Arthur Holmes’ 1992 lectures on the History of Philosophy) Despite their differences in thought about what the soul is and how …
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