Philosophy




Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason,
knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions.

Pre-Socratic philosophers




Thales of Miletus

Thales ??e?li?z/ THAY-leez

Anaximander

Anaximander ????????????

Anaximenes of Miletus

Anaximenes ?ænæk?s?m??ni?z

Pythagoras

Pythagoras of Samos ?????????

Xenophanes of Colophon z??n?f?ni?z/ z?-NOF-?-neez

Xenophanes of Colophon

Heraclitus

Heraclitus h?r??kla?t?s

Parmenides

Parmenides p??r?m?n?di?z

Zeno of Elea

Zeno of Elea ? ????????

Aspasia

Aspasia ???????

Anaxagoras

Anaxagoras ænæk?sæ??r?s

Empedocles

Empedocles ?m?p?d?kli?z

Melissus of Samos

Melissus of Samos m??l?s?s

Protagoras

Protagoras pr???tæ???ræs

Leucippus

Leucippus lu??s?p?s

Democritus

Democritus d??m?kr?t?s

Socrates

Socrates ?s?kr?ti?z

Plato

Plato ?ple?to?/ PLAY-toe

Aristotle

Aristotle ???????????

Archytas

Archytas ???rk?t?s

Arete of Cyrene

Arete of Cyrene ??ri?ti?