Excluding the well-known, great Greek woman philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, hardly the most could be called another. But the history of women in philosophy is longer than you might suppose. They were present in most …
Hypatia – The Last of Classical Philosophers
Hypatia of Alexandria ( Greek: Ὑπατίᾱ η Αλεξανδρινή) was a female philosopher and an extraordinary woman not only for her time but for any time. She was one of the last great thinkers of ancient …
Delphic Maxims, Pearls of Wisdom from the Seven Sages
The Delphic maxims are a collection of 147 axioms inscribed at Delphi. Originally said to have been given by Greek God Apollon to his Oracle at Delphi. Stobaeus, a scholar of the 5th century, attributes …
35 selected powerful quotes from Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He became king (at the age of twenty) after his father’s death in 336 BCE and he …