philosophers

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aristotle

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Greek philosopher and student of Plato; wrote Poetics

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francis bacon

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english philosopher

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herbert francis bradley

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British idealist who wrote Appearance and Reality

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rene descartes

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Frenchman known as the “Father of Modern Philosophy”

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john dewey

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American philosopher concerned with education and social reform

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mahatma gandhi

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Indian leader who advocated nonviolent civil disobedience

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thomas hobbes

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English political philosopher; wrote Leviathan

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david hume

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Scottish philosopher known for empiricism and skepticism

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william james

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American philosopher and psychologist

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immanuel kant

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German philosopher who wrote Critique of Pure Reason

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gottfried leibnitz

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German philosopher and mathematician

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john locke

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English philosopher and empiricist; wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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nicolo macchiavelli

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Italian philosopher and author of The Prince

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karl marx

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German philosopher, economist and proponent of communism; wrote The Communist Manifesto

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john stuart mill

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British philosopher and political economist

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thomas more

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English philosopher and humanist who wrote Utopia

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friedrich nietzsche

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German philosopher known for the idea of the death of God; wrote Beyond Good and Evil

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charles sanders peirce

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American philosopher known as the “Father of Pragmatism”

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plato

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Greek writer and author of The Republic

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jean-jacques rousseau

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Swiss philosopher and author of The Social Contract

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arthur schopenhauer

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Atheist German philosopher who wrote The World As Will and Representation

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adam smith

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Key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment

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socrates

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Greek philosopher known for work in ethics and the teacher of Plato; inspired the Socratic Method

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sun tzu

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Ancient Chinese philosopher and author of The Art of War

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voltaire

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French philosopher and author of Candide

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mao zedong

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Chinese communist leader