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Ancient Philosophical Schools
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The Lyceum
Founded by Aristotle with a focus on empirical observation and categorization of knowledge.
The Academy
Founded by Plato emphasizing ideal forms and the importance of the soul.
The Stoa
Founded by Zeno of Citium, this school taught the philosophy of Stoicism which promotes living in harmony with the logos (universal reason).
The Garden
Founded by Epicurus, this school believed in seeking happiness through pleasure, friendship, and a simple life.
The Cynics
Founded by Antisthenes, followers believe in living a virtuous life in accordance with nature, rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, and fame.
The Eleatic School
Founded by Parmenides, this school is known for the doctrine of monism, stating that reality is unchangeable and uniform.
The Peripatetic School
Founded by Aristotle after he left Plato's Academy, this school focuses on detailed empirical research and the consolidation of gathered knowledge.
The Pythagorean School
Founded by Pythagoras, known for its belief in the transmigration of souls and that reality could be explained by numbers and mathematical proportions.
The Megarian School
Founded by Euclid of Megara, this school is known for its logic and the idea that good is the same as existence.
The Skeptical School
This school is associated with Pyrrho and focuses on philosophical skepticism, claiming that certainty is unobtainable and thus we should suspend judgment.
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