Pythagoras (c. 570–495 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher who is credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries. He also promulgated mystical and religious teachings, such as the transmigration of souls. Strands of his thought are found in Plato(c. 427–348 B.C.) Greek philosopher, Socrates’s student, Aristotle’s teacher, and founder of the only rigorously non materialist philosophical t... more and AristotleAristotle (384–322 B.C.) was a greek philosopher, founder of the sciences of logic, physics, and biology, whose writings were a major conceptual res... more, which in turn further influenced Western thought.
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