Socrates, Aristotle and Plato are by far the most famous Greek philosophers commonly associated with the Greek classical period. Yet, these …
Discover the Perplexing Paradoxes of Ancient Greece's Presocratic Philosophers
The Presocratics were the first philosophers in the western canon and produced a great variety of different theories that tried to explain the nature of the universe. The foundations of science and philosophy were laid with these early thinkers.
The Ship of Theseus, or Theseus’ Paradox, is a thought experiment that has its roots in ancient history and is still the subject of avid discussion …
Thales of Miletus was a Greek philosopher and one of the seven sages of antiquity. Aristotle considered him to be the first philosopher and his …
Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher who lived in Ephesus of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) some time in the 6th century BCE. He is one of the most …
“Futuristic” designs and technical innovation are not just limited to our modern-day technologies. Ancient societies also turned out brilliant and …