Empedocles (/ ɛmˈpɛdəkliːz /; Ancient Greek: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς; c. 494 – c. 434 BC, fl. 444–443 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas, a Greek city in Sicily. …

Empedocles (born c. 490 bc, Acragas, Sicily—died 430, the Peloponnese, Greece) was a Greek philosopher, statesman, poet, religious teacher, and physiologist.

Empedocles (of Acagras in Sicily) was a philosopher and poet: one of the most important of the philosophers working before Socrates (the Presocratics), and a poet of outstanding ability and …

Feb 18, 2022 · Empedocles (l. c. 484-424 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and mystic whose work harmonized the philosophies of Parmenides (l. c. 485 BCE), Heraclitus (l. c. 500 BCE), and …

Sep 26, 2019 · This entry will introduce Empedocles, his life and work – traditionally referred to as On Nature and the Purifications – as well as the scholarly debates that continue to dominate …

May 20, 2025 · Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, as well as poet and politician, who left an indelible mark on Western thought.

Empedocles was born 2500 years ago, in approximately 490 BC. Like many people who lived so long ago, details of his life are sketchy. Scholars rely on fragments from a variety of ancient …

During the fifth century BCE, on the Greek-controlled island of Sicily, a philosopher from Acragas claimed to have uncovered what he saw as the secrets of the universe and presented himself …

Empedocles (c. 490 B.C.E. – 430 B.C.E.) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek colony in Sicily. Empedocles conceived the ultimate reality as the unity of …

Empedocles (c. 494 – c. 434 BCE) was a pre-Socratic philosopher from the Greek city of Acragas (modern-day Agrigento) in Sicily. He is renowned for his theory of the four classical elements …