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Hipparchia of Maroneia: Female Philosopher and Provocateur

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Many women have made an important contribution to philosophy, and one of the most famous—or indeed infamous—female philosopher is Hipparchia (fl. 300 B.C.). Married to a leading Cynic philosopher, Hipparchia greatly contributed to the development of Cynicism and helped popularize it in the Classical World. What Were

Written on June 15, 2021 at 10:18 am, by Whelan

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Categories: People

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ancient Greek Women, Ancient Women, cynicism, hipparchia, philosopy, Stoicism, Zeno of Citium

On God, An Extract from ‘How To Keep An Open Mind’

Text by Pyrrhonist philosopher Sextus Empiricus (c. 160 – c. 210 AD) translated by Richard Bett, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Since most people have declared that god is a most active cause, let’s first examine god, with this preface—that following ordinary life without opinions, we say that there are gods and we worship gods and

Written on June 8, 2021 at 9:47 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Philosophers

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ancient skepticism, God, Philosophy, pyrrhonism, Religion, Skepticism

Plotinus: Founder Of Neo-Platonism

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Plotinus (205-70 AD) was one of the most important philosophers of late antiquity. He is often called the founder of Neo-Platonism, an interpretation of the philosophy of Plato. Plotinus’ thought influenced many philosophers and was respected by Christian thinkers. The Life of Plotinus There are few records

Written on April 29, 2021 at 8:18 am, by Whelan

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Categories: Pre-Socratics

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Greek Philosophy, Hellenism, hellenistic age, Monism, neo platonism, neo-platonism, Plato, plotinus

Hesiod and Anaximander In Comparison

Written by Nicholaos Jones, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Ancient Greek philosophy begins in Miletus, an illustrious Greek colony along the eastern shore of the Aegean Sea. Before the Milesian philosophers, however, there were the mythic poets. The history of ancient Greek philosophy is, in some sense, a history of breaking with the strategy these poets

Written on March 26, 2021 at 8:03 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Philosophers

Tags: Anaximander, Ancient Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Creation, Hesiod, History, Science

Melissus of Samos: Philosopher and Admiral

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Too often, students of philosophy are only aware of the great names in ancient Greek philosophy. There are many lesser-known philosophers who developed remarkable arguments that are still relevant today. One of these is the somewhat mysterious figure of Melissus of Samos. Not only was he a

Written on February 24, 2021 at 8:09 am, by Whelan

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Categories: Philosophers

Tags: Aegean, Ancient Greek history, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Atomists, Delian League, Eleatic School, Monism

The Undermined Valentine

Written by Nickolas Pappas, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom There’s a story about love in Plato’s Symposium that captures the feeling of romantic love superbly, like a Valentine to everyone who’s ever had that experience. This may be why the story is one of those pieces from a Platonic dialogue (like the Atlantis legend) that people

Written on February 12, 2021 at 9:55 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Socrates-Plato

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, love, Plato, socrates, Socratic dialogue

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