Let’s get to know Epictetus (c. 50 – 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece for the rest of his life. His teachings were written down and published … Continue reading Thoughts on a Epictetus Quote
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Thoughts on Confucius Quote
Let us get to know the person behind that quote. Confucius was born 520 BC in Kǒng Qiū and died 479 BC. He was a Chinese Philosopher and his main interests were moral philosophy, social philosophy, and ethics. His Philosophy is also known as Confucianism, maybe some have heard that already. Confucius's principles have commonality … Continue reading Thoughts on Confucius Quote
Thoughts on Heraclitus Quote
First, let us get to know Heraclitus better. Heraclitus of Ephesus was bon 535 BC. He lived in the city of Ephesus (in modern day Turkey) and was a pre-Socratic Ionian Greek Philosopher. His main interests were Metaphysics, ethics, politics, and cosmology. His only notable work is called “on Nature”. He died 475 BC. "No … Continue reading Thoughts on Heraclitus Quote