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Also Known As	Stilpo
Flourished	c.380 BCE - 300 BCE

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Diodorus Cronus

Greek philosopher

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Eubulides Of Miletus

Greek philosopher

Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Socrates

Socrates

Greek philosopher

The Greek philosopher Plato

Plato

Greek philosopher

Bronze bust of Epicurus with a full beard and draped clothing, displayed on a round inscribed base at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Epicurus

Greek philosopher

Democritus

Democritus

Greek philosopher

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St. Justin Martyr

Christian apologist

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Xenocrates

Greek philosopher

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Epictetus

Greek philosopher

Illustration of Diogenes holding a lantern and gesturing with his hand, with three people standing behind him, referencing his search for an honest man.

Diogenes

Greek philosopher

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Archytas of Tarentum

Greek mathematician

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Proclus

Greek philosopher

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Numenius of Apamea

Greek philosopher

Poseidonius

Poseidonius

Greek philosopher

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Speusippus

Greek philosopher

Theophrastus

Theophrastus

Greek philosopher

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Pythagoras

Greek philosopher and mathematician

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Menippus

Greek philosopher

Nicomachus of Gerasa

Nicomachus of Gerasa

Roman philosopher and mathematician

Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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