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Hypatia (355 or 370 - 415/416 A.D.)

Hypatia of Alexandria was a famous philosopher of Egypt who ran into trouble with the Christian Church.

Galen

Galen, a Greek doctor, was a prolific writer who wrote on medicine and philosophy.

Heraclitus

Heraclitus was an elitist philosopher from Ephesus who is known for his philosophy of flux.

Hippocrates

Hippocrates was a Greek doctor who looked for medical rather than religious reasons for ailments.

Lao-Tse

Chinese philosopher and one of the possible founders of Taoism, Lao-Tse was a contemporary of another famous Chinese philosopher, Kung Fu Tse (Confucius). Here you'll find his Te Tao Ching translated into English.

Leucippus

Leucippus was one of the Pre-Socratic philosophers who developed the atomist theory. He worked with Democritus of Abdera as either his colleague or teacher.

Meditations

The Meditations are philosophical writing by Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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