pre-Socratic
adjective
pre-So·crat·ic
ˌprē-sə-ˈkra-tik 
-sō-
: of or relating to Greek philosophers before Socrates
pre-Socratic
noun
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For me my personal disaffection with Indian and Islamic civilization was completed by my reading of Chinese philosophers, in particular Xun Zi, as well as the pre-Socratics of the Greeks.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2010
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2010
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