Pre-socratic Philosophers (+ Plato & Socrates

Zeno of Elea

Zeno of Elea

change is an illusion.

Thales

presocratic, reality is made of water, first to take philosophical approach

Empedocles

presocratic, matter was made up of the 4 elements.

Anaximenes

presocratic, air is the source of things, similar to Thales.

Pythagoras

influential math thinker

Victor Frankl

a Jewish philosopher who saw humans as ultimately free beings.

Plato

allegory of the cave, student of Socrates.

Xenophanes

presocratic, suggested one god who was not anthropomorphic, or a god who did not imitate human qualities.

Mohandas Gandhi

jain philosopher, knowledge predates senses.

Anaximander

presocratic, reality was boundless.

Democritus

western materialism, everything consists of atoms and empty space.

Heraclitus

presocratic, reality is changing.

Gail Stenstad

feminist philosopher, anarchic thinking.

Socrates

Socratic method, Father of Philosophy, questioning, quest for wisdom, questioned.

Parmenides

presocratic, change is an illusion, founded Eleatic school.

Plato

love of dialogue, "doing philosophy", an activity,  intimate environment with trust, allegory of the cave, student of Socrates

Socrates

Socratic method, Father of Philosophy, questioning, quest for wisdom, questioned

Thales

presocratic, explaining reality, made of water, first to take philosophical approach

Anaximander

presocratic, reality was boundless

Anaximenes

presocratic, air is the source of things, similar to Thales

Empedocles

presocratic, matter was made up of the 4 elements

Heraclitus

presocratic, reality is changing

Democritus

western materialism, everything consists of atoms and empty space

Pythagoras

influential math thinker, believed everything derived from numbers

Xenophanes

presocratic, suggested one god who was not anthropomorphic, or a god who did not imitate human qualities

Parmenides

presocratic, change is an illusion, founded Eleatic school

Zeno of Elea

presocratic with Parmenides, change is an illusion

Gail Stenstad

feminist philosopher, anarchic thinking

Victor Frankl

a Jewish philosopher who saw humans as ultimately free beings

Mohandas Gandhi

jain philosopher, knowledge predates senses