Project Gutenberg 2018-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 213 Benn, Alfred William 1843 1915 The Greek Philosophers, Vol. 2 (of 2) E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Greek Philosophers, Vol. 2" by Alfred William Benn is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume serves as a continuation of the exploration into ancient Greek philosophy, focusing on various schools of thought, including Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Scepticism, among others. It provides in-depth discussions on the main figures and ideas that shaped philosophical discourse during this rich intellectual era. The beginning of this volume presents an overview of the philosophical landscape that emerged following the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. It suggests that their systems eventually gave way to a return to older philosophical traditions. The narrative introduces key figures such as Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, and briefly outlines the context and significance of various philosophical schools in relation to contemporary thought. By highlighting the transition from the ideals of the previous systems to the naturalistic ideas that took hold, the text emphasizes how these developments had far-reaching impacts on both Greek and later European philosophy. It sets up a discussion on how philosophical ideas adapted and evolved over centuries, culminating in a nuanced understanding of morality, knowledge, and human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Philosophy, Ancient B Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1131592 2025-07-23T08:02:53.113905 text/html 1110470 2018-11-02T22:29:56 text/html 639848 2025-07-23T08:03:05.289924 application/epub+zip 657697 2025-07-23T08:02:55.023942 application/epub+zip 479631 2025-07-23T08:02:54.031912 application/epub+zip 953659 2025-07-23T08:03:12.941344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919659 2025-07-23T08:03:04.227893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741951 2022-09-26T11:23:08.651359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 957367 2025-07-23T08:02:51.834921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 957411 2020-06-15T07:54:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18318 2025-07-23T08:03:13.084298 application/rdf+xml 26160 2025-07-23T08:02:54.186911 image/jpeg 2255 2025-07-23T08:02:54.109899 image/jpeg 352791 2020-06-15T07:54:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 594128 2018-11-02T22:33:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 594825 2025-07-23T08:02:53.192918 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia