Greek philosophers

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Greek philosophers refers to ancient thinkers from Greece and its colonies who shaped Western intellectual tradition—figures like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the pre-Socratics.

The phrase often invokes weighty abstraction or endless debate: We sat around like Greek philosophers arguing about the meaning of life.

Someone called a Greek philosopher may be praised for depth or mocked for impracticality.

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