Authors
Ordered by date of birth. Order by name
Alphabetical list
Epicurus (341 - 270) -- a prolific writer, he developed a philosophy which integrated physics and ethics, and founded the Epicurean School.
Augustine (354 - 430) -- medieval philosopher, influenced primarily by Platonism, and who in turn profoundly influenced the doctrines of the Church.
Theophrastus (371 - 287) -- successor of Aristotle, who developed the latter's philosophy in important respects.
Aristotle (384 - 322) -- an Ancient Greek philosopher, and one of the greatest minds in human history.
Aristophanes (385 - 450) -- Greek comedian, famous for his savage parodies and chaotic comedies..
Xenocrates (396 - 314) -- Greek philosopher who systematised Platonism and defended it against Aristotle.
Leucippus (400 - 400) -- less famous than his successor, Democritus, Leucippus is credited with being the co-founder of atomism.
Plato (429 - 347) -- Ancient Greek philosopher; student of Socrates and author of philosophical dialogues that are prominent in the study of Western culture..
Xenophon (430 - 355) -- Greek historian, a disciple of Socrates and later a warrior.
Antisthenes (440 - 360) -- a student of Socrates, Antisthenes' philosophy of cynicism exerted an important influence on Diogenes.
Melissus (440 - 440) -- philosopher of the Eleatic school.
Democritus (460 - 370) -- Greek philosopher, who proposed, with Leucippus, the theory of atomism.
Socrates (470 - 399) -- Athenian philosopher who had an incalculable influence on Plato and subsequent philosophy.
Zeno of Elea (470 - 470) -- by advancing arguments to defend Parmenides, Zeno developed philosophical dialectic.
Anucius Manlius Severinus Boethius (480 - 526) -- eminent Latin philospoher.
Herodotus (484 - 420) -- Father of history and Greek prose..
Euripides (485 - 406) -- Ancient Greek tragedian who concentrated on the exploration of psychological situations of ordinary characters..
Empedocles (495 - 435) -- Greek philosopher who developed the pluralist tradition by arguing that the world is comprised of four elements.
Sophocles (496 - 406) -- most successful Greek tragedian, producing what were considered perfect tragedies as well as reforming the performance of Greek tragedy..
Sun Tzu (500 - 320) -- Sun Tzu is the name given to the authors of the famous treatise The Art of War.
Heraclitus (500 - 500) -- pre-Socratic philosopher, famous for his obscure writing style.
Anaxagoras (500 - 428) -- influential pre-Socratic philosopher.
Tzu Lao (500 - 500) -- Influential Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism.
Thales (500 - 500) -- reputedly living in the sixth century BC, Thales is traditionally regarded as the first ever philosopher.
Aeschylus (525 - 456) -- one of the three great ancient Greek dramatists .
