The Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, one of the founders of Cynicism, is said to have shown the middle finger to visitors to Athens who asked about the celebrated orator Demosthenes and ...

Socrates uses logic (the famous “Socratic Method”) to explain why justice, and the search for truth and “the Good” are worthwhile for their own sake, not for gains on earth or in an afterlife.

In this article, we continue our dive into ancient wisdom applied to a modern startup context by exploring 10 quotes from four famous Ancient Greek philosophers.

The Greek philosopher Democritus was born in 460 BCE and died circa 370 BCE. He is most famous for the development of the atomic theory of the universe, or that everything in the universe is ...

1. Name the three "stars" of the famous Greek philosophers. 2. This famous theorem concerns the sides of a right-angle triangle. 3. Translate Descartes' maxim "Cogito, ergo sum." 4. This branch of ...

It was famous Greek and German philosophers (Archimedes, Socrates, Hegel, Nietzsche, Marx … the usual suspects) thinking their way through a big match. Confucius, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine ...

Famous philosopher’s quotes for World Philosophy Day: ‘I think therefore I am’ Avinash Bhunjun Published November 16, 2017 10:05am Updated December 12, 2019 2:34pm Comments ...

Ancient Greek philosophers used paradoxes for all sorts of reasons, from sharpening their dialectical skills and showing philosophical opponents were talking nonsense to serious philosophical inquiry ...