Pre-socratic Philosophers (+ Plato & Socrates

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Zeno of Elea
change is an illusion.
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Thales
presocratic, reality is made of water, first to take philosophical approach
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Empedocles
presocratic, matter was made up of the 4 elements.
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Anaximenes
presocratic, air is the source of things, similar to Thales.
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Pythagoras
influential math thinker
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Victor Frankl
a Jewish philosopher who saw humans as ultimately free beings.
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Plato
allegory of the cave, student of Socrates.
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Xenophanes
presocratic, suggested one god who was not anthropomorphic, or a god who did not imitate human qualities.
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Mohandas Gandhi
jain philosopher, knowledge predates senses.
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Anaximander
presocratic, reality was boundless.
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Democritus
western materialism, everything consists of atoms and empty space.
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Heraclitus
presocratic, reality is changing.
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Gail Stenstad
feminist philosopher, anarchic thinking.
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Socrates
Socratic method, Father of Philosophy, questioning, quest for wisdom, questioned.
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Parmenides
presocratic, change is an illusion, founded Eleatic school.
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Plato
love of dialogue, "doing philosophy", an activity,  intimate environment with trust, allegory of the cave, student of Socrates
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Socrates
Socratic method, Father of Philosophy, questioning, quest for wisdom, questioned
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Thales
presocratic, explaining reality, made of water, first to take philosophical approach
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Anaximander
presocratic, reality was boundless
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Anaximenes
presocratic, air is the source of things, similar to Thales
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Empedocles
presocratic, matter was made up of the 4 elements
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Heraclitus
presocratic, reality is changing
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Democritus
western materialism, everything consists of atoms and empty space
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Pythagoras
influential math thinker, believed everything derived from numbers
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Xenophanes
presocratic, suggested one god who was not anthropomorphic, or a god who did not imitate human qualities
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Parmenides
presocratic, change is an illusion, founded Eleatic school
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Zeno of Elea
presocratic with Parmenides, change is an illusion
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Gail Stenstad
feminist philosopher, anarchic thinking
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Victor Frankl
a Jewish philosopher who saw humans as ultimately free beings
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Mohandas Gandhi
jain philosopher, knowledge predates senses