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Philosophers
Philosophers are people who study philosophy through asking, analysing and attempting to answer philosophical questions.
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Anaximenes
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Anaximenes was a 6th century Greek philosopher, a younger contemporary of Anaximander, who believed that air was the underlying component of everything.
Empedocles
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Empedocles was a Greek philosopher, the first to assert the four elements of the universe were earth, air, fire, and water.
Leucippus
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Leucippus developed the atomist theory, which explained that all matter is made up of indivisible particles.
Parmenides
People; Philosophers
Parmenides of Elea in southern Italy was a Greek philosopher and the founder of the Eleatic School.
Gaston Bachelard
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Gaston Bachelard (June 27, 1884 – October 16, 1962) was a French philosopher.
René Descartes
People; Philosophers
René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern ...
Henri Bergson
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Henri-Louis Bergson (18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
