What is Ancient philosophy?
[[File:Athen Akropolis Eule 20020809-269.jpg|thumb|An [[owl]] on the [[Akropolis]] in [[Athens]]]] '''Ancient philosophy''' refers to the philosophies of [[Ancient China]], Greece, Rome, India, Iran, etc. These places had large empires before [[200 BC]]. This time is sometimes called the [[Axial Age]] of thought. In the [[western world]] it is the birthtime of [[western philosophy]]. == Greece and Rome == Ancient [[philosophy]] in [[Europe]] refers mainly to that of [[Ancient Greece]] and [[Ancient Rome]]. [[Diogenes Laërtius]], a 3rd-century [[scholar]] wrote [[Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers]], which summarized the position of many [[Ancient Greek philosophy|Ancient Greek philosophers]]. This work was translated into [[Latin]] and meant that Ancient Greek philosophy remained known even after [[Library of Alexandria]] lost its influence. Most of Ancient philosophy was forgotten after the 6th century. After this, it was mainly through [[Islam]]ic thinkers such as [[Avicenna]] (11th century), [[Averroës]] (12th century), or the [[Jewish]] philosopher [[Maimonides]] (12th century) that Ancient philosophy became known again. [[Medieval philosophy]], such as that of [[Albertus Magnus]] (13th century) or [[Thomas Aquinas]] meant that the works of thinkers such as [[Aristotle]] were well known. == Other websites == * [https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Ancient_philosophy Western philosophy] -Citizendium == Citations == {{stub}} {{Philosophy topics}} [[Category:Branches of philosophy]]