Greek Philosophers Crossword Puzzle
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- socrates: philosopher known for the socratic method
- plato: student of socrates, writer of "the republic"
- aristotle: student of plato, tutor of alexander the great
- epicurus: founder of epicureanism
- pythagoras: known for his theorem in mathematics
- heraclitus: philosopher known for the concept of change
- parmenides: philosopher who argued that change is an illusion
- anaxagoras: introduced the concept of nous (mind) in philosophy
- democritus: proposed the atomic theory of the universe
- zeno: known for zeno's paradoxes
- protagoras: known for the claim that "man is the measure of all things"
- sextus empiricus: notable skeptic philosopher
- diogenes: founder of cynicism, known for his ascetic lifestyle
- gorgias: sophist known for his work on rhetoric
- empedocles: philosopher known for his theory of the four elements
- anaximander: proposed the concept of the "apeiron" or boundless
- thales: pre-socratic philosopher known for his belief that water is the fundamental substance
- aesop: fabulist known for aesop's fables, not strictly a philosopher
- leucippus: early greek philosopher, prefigured atomism
- simmias: student of socrates, known for his dialogues
