Brewer's: Philosophers

The Seven Sages or Wise Men of Greece. Thale, Solon, Chilon, Pittacos, Bias, Cleobulos, Periander; to which add Sosiade, Anacharsis the Scythian, Myson the Spartan, Epimenide the Cretan; and Pherecyde of Syros.

Philosophers of the Academic scct.
Plato, Speusippos, Xenocrate, Polemon, Crate, Crantor, Arcesilaos, Careade, Clitomachos, Philo, and Antiochos.

Philosophers of the Cynic sect.
Antisthene, Diogene of Sinope Monimos, Onesicritos, Crate, Metrocle, Hipparchia, Menippos, and Menedemos of Lampsacos.

Philosophers of the Cyrenaie sect.
Aristippos, Hegesias, Anniceris. Theodoros, and Bion. Philosophers of the Eleax or Eretriac sect. Phædo, Plisthene, and Menedemos of Eretria. Philosophers of the Eleatic sect. Xenophanes, Parmenide, Melissos, Zeno of Tarsos, Leucippos, Democritos, Protagoras, and Anaxarchos.

Philosophers of the Epicurean sect.
Epicuros, and a host of disciples. Philosophers of the Heraclitan sect. Heraclitos; the names of his disciples are unknown. Philosophers of the Ionic sect. Anaximander, Anaximene, Anaximene, and Archelaos. Philosophers of the Italic sect. Pythagoras, Empedocle, Epicharmos, Archytas, Alcmæon, Hippasos, Philolaos, and Eudoxos.

Philosophers of the Megaric sect.
Euclid, Eubulide, Alexions, Euphantos, Apollonios, Chronos, Diodoros, Ich' thyas, Clinomachos, and Stilpo.

Philosophers of the Peripatetic sect.
Aristotle, Theophrastos, Straton, Lyco, Aristo, Critolaos, and Diodoros. Philosophers of the Sccptic sect. Pyrrho and Timon.

Philosophers of the Socratic sect.
Socrate, Xenophon, Æs'chine, Crito, Simon, Glauco, Simmias, and Cebe. Philosophers of the Stoic sect. Zeno, Cleanthe, Chrysippos, Zeno the Less, Diogenes of Babylon, Antipater, Panætios, and Posidonios.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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