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Philosophers
Philosophers are people who study philosophy through asking, analysing and attempting to answer philosophical questions.
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Socrates
People; Philosophers
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. By far the most important source of information about Socrates is Plato, who depicts ...
Albert Schweitzer
People; Philosophers
Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. He was born in Kaysersberg in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, a region of ...
Pierre Bourdieu
People; Philosophers
Pierre Bourdieu (1 August 1930 – 23 January 2002) was a French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Albert Camus
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Albert Camus (7 November 1913 - 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist and philosopher. While widely cited as an existentialist, he denied this in his lifetime and contributed more to the ...
Galileo Galilei
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Italian scientist and natural philosopher (1564-1642) best remembered for his work in astronomy, where he observed the Milky Way, some of Jupiter's moons and the mountains on the Moon. His agreement ...
Lanza del Vasto
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Lanza del Vasto, (September 29, 1901 – January 5, 1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, catholic and nonviolent activist.
Anaximander
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Anaximander was a Greek philosopher, and pupil of Thales. He was the first to describe the original principle of the universe as apeiron or boundless and to use the term arche for beginning.
