The Preceding classical period in Ancient Greek philosophy had centered around Socrates (c. 470–399 BC), whose students See more

Epicureanism was founded by Epicurus in the 3rd century BC.
Atoms and void
Epicurean physics held that the entire universe consisted … See more

• Alexandrian school
• Hellenocentrism
• Hundred Schools of Thought See more

Many of the Socratic schools founded prior to the Hellenistic period continued to exert influence well into it, including the Cynic, Cyrenaic and Megarian school.
Cynics See more

Stoicism was founded by Zeno of Citium in the 3rd century BC, asserting that the goal of life was to live in accordance with Nature. It advocated the development of self-control and … See more

Greek philosophical skepticism, as a distinct philosophical movement, began with Pyrrho of Elis and Timon of Phlius in the 3rd century BC. See more

Middle Platonism
Around 90 BC, Antiochus of Ascalon rejected skepticism, making way for the period known as See more