Philosophy in Ancient Egypt

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It is commonly believed that the Egyptians did not have philosophy and that philosophy began with the ancient Greeks. However, some of the greatest Greek philosophers, including Thales, Pythagoras, and Plato, have stated that they owe much of their knowledge and ideas to the Egyptian sages. For example, Plato spent thirteen years studying under Egyptian … Read more

Democritus – the philosopher who laughs

< p>Ever since she “set sail on the waters of Thales,” the philosopher from the shores of the Ionian Sea known as the father of Greek philosophy, Greek philosophical thought, with minor changes in direction, continues to participate in shaping the image of the Western world today. The phenomenon that began in Greece in the … Read more