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Philosophers are people who study philosophy through asking, analysing and attempting to answer philosophical questions.
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Michel Foucault
People; Philosophers
Born Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), a French philosopher and historian of ideas. Foucault is best known for his critical studies of social institutions, most notably ...
Rene Descartes
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René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650), a natural philosopher and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been called the "Father of Modern Philosophy", and ...
Jakob Friedrich Fries
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Jakob Friedrich Fries was a German philosopher. Fries studied theology at the academy of the Moravian brethren at Niesky, and philosophy at the Universities of Leipzig and Jena. After travelling, in ...
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Judith Butler
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Judith Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of feminist philosophy, queer theory, political philosophy, and ethics. She is active in gender ...
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Sir Allama Iqbal
People; Philosophers
Allama Iqbal was philosopher, poet, and politician in British India. He is an International scholar of literature.
Adi Shankara
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Indian philosopher and mystic, the great proponent of the Advaita Vedanta doctrine. Generally accepted as living in from 788 CE - 820 CE, some historians place his birth over a millennia ...
Vincent Descombes
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Vincent Descombes is a French philosopher, born in 1943, specialising in the philosophy of language andaction. Director of Studies at at the High school in Social Sciences, he is a member of the ...