Ancient Greek philosopher
C6695
concept
An Ancient Greek philosopher is a thinker from roughly the 6th to 3rd centuries BCE in the Greek world who sought rational explanations for nature, ethics, knowledge, and politics, laying foundational ideas for Western philosophy and science.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pythagorean philosopher | 8 |
| Ancient Greek philosopher canonical | 6 |
| Cyrenaic philosopher | 6 |
| Milesian philosopher | 3 |
| Athenian philosopher | 1 |
| Democritean philosopher | 1 |
| Eleatic philosopher | 1 |
| ancient Greek philosopher of nature | 1 |
| ancient Greek philosophy tradition | 1 |
| ancient Ionian thinker | 1 |
| pre-Socratic figure | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: Ancient Greek philosopher
Generated description
An Ancient Greek philosopher is a thinker from roughly the 6th to 3rd centuries BCE in the Greek world who sought rational explanations for nature, ethics, knowledge, and politics, laying foundational ideas for Western philosophy and science.
Instances (27)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Anaximander | Milesian philosopher |
| Anaximenes of Miletus | — |
| Melissus of Samos | Eleatic philosopher |
| Philolaus | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Parmenides | — |
| Glaucon | — |
| Polemarchus | Athenian philosopher |
| Timaeus of Locri | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Anniceris | Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Theodorus the Atheist | Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Hegesias of Cyrene | Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Hermotimus of Clazomenae | pre-Socratic figure |
| Platonism | ancient Greek philosophy tradition |
| Anaxarchus | Democritean philosopher |
| Theano of Croton | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Empedocles | — |
| Archytas | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Simmias of Thebes | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Echecrates | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Philistion of Locri | ancient Greek philosopher of nature |
| Crantor of Soli | — |
| Lysis of Tarentum | Pythagorean philosopher |
| Anniceris of Cyrene | Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Arete of Cyrene | Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Thales of Miletus | Milesian philosopher |
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Peisithanatos
surface form:
Hegesias of Cyrene
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Cyrenaic philosopher |
| Calliphon of Croton | Pythagorean philosopher |