Empedocles: The Enigmatic Life of the Ancient Greek Philosopher

Empedocles: The Enigmatic Life of the Ancient Greek Philosopher

Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, poet, and politician. Greek Reporter illustration. Credit: Evan Erickson, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, as well as poet and politician, who left an indelible mark on Western thought. However, he is mostly overshadowed by other more famous and popular Greek philosophers. He is, thus, not widely known to the broader public. Living in the 5th centur…