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Assorted References

major reference
- In Western philosophy: Cosmology and the metaphysics of matter
Aristotelianism
- In Aristotle: The Academy
asceticism
- In asceticism: The origins of asceticism.
Atomism
- In atom: Development of atomic theory
- In atomism: Ancient Greek atomism
- In atomism: Ancient Greek atomism versus contemporary scientific atomism
catechetical school
- In St. Clement of Alexandria: Early life and career
Christian doctrine
- In Christianity: Restatement: respecting language and knowledge
Christian mysticism
- In Christianity: Eastern Christianity
Christian philosophy
- In Christianity: Influence of Greek philosophy
Enlightenment thought
- In Enlightenment: The age of reason: human understanding of the universe
epistemology
- In epistemology: The pre-Socratics
ethics
- In ethics: Ancient Greece
Hermetism
- In Hermetic writings
irrationalism
- In irrationalism
Jewish doctrine
- In Judaism: Bible and Apocrypha
logic
- In history of logic: Precursors of ancient logic
materialism
- In materialism: Greek and Roman materialism
pacifism
- In pacifism: Early religious and philosophical movements
Persian Wars
- In ancient Greek civilization: The effect of the Persian Wars on philosophy
Platonism
- In Plato
Pythagoreanism
- In Pythagoreanism
Roman antipathy
- In ancient Rome: Culture and religion
skepticism
- In skepticism
Sophists
- In Sophist
Stoicism
- In Stoicism: Early Greek Stoicism
theology
- In theology: Nature of theology

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Ancient Greek Philosophy.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 25, 2024
	New article added.	Brian Duignan	Aug 21, 2024