Atticus epicurus hippo thales and xenophanes. Sophocles was a famous greek playwright who was born in attica in rural greece and later moved to greece s capital city of athens.

Big Three Ancient Greek Philosophers Ancient Greek Philosophers

The philosopher who would be king.

3 famous greek philosophers. Other famous greek philosophers include. Zeno of elea c. He is credited as being the first known writer on philosophy because the first surviving lines of western philosophy were written by him.

An aristocratic man with plenty. Thales milesian school c 624 546 bce thales is usually considered to be the first philosopher as well as the father of science as he was the first to try to explain things in nature without relying on mythology. Aristotle was plato s best student.

Ancient greek philosophy began in miletus with the pre socratic philosopher thales and lasted through late antiquity. Although there were greek philosophers before their respective births socrates plato and aristotle are the only three worth focusing on during this period. Socrates born in athens in 470 bc is often credited as one of the founders of western philosophy.

This was a way of studying issues and problems through a question and answer technique. The big three in greek philosophy socrates. Socrates was the first major greek philosopher.

A long walk to the golden mean. The top 10 ancient greek philosophers 1. He came up with the socratic method.

Socrates plato and aristotle often referred to as the big three are considered the founders of western philosophy and arguably the most important philosophical scholars to have ever existed. Socrates plato and aristotle. He was the first of three major figures in the milesian school all of whom felt.

He is also well known in the fields of early biology and geography. Anaximander of miletus is the famous pupil of and in many ways a philosophical successor to thales himself. 490 430 bce in a race the quickest runner can never overtake the slowest.

Some of the most famous and influential philosophers of all time were from the ancient greek world including socrates plato and aristotle. 460 370 bce nothing exists except atoms and empty space. 10 famous greek philosophers pythagoras of samos 570 495 bce as long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer.

Socrates introduced political philosophy and got the greeks to start thinking hard about morals good and evil and how their society should work.