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Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist / 1643 - 1727
English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, most famous for his work on gravity, was instrumental in the scientific revolution of the 17th century.
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Socrates
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Socrates
Philosopher / 470 - 399
Socrates was a Greek philosopher and the main source of Western thought. Little is known of his life except what was recorded by his students, including Plato.
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John Locke
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John Locke
Philosopher / 1632 - 1704
English philosopher John Locke's works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism.
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St Thomas Aquinas
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St Thomas Aquinas
Philosopher, Priest, Saint, Theologian / 1224 - 1274
Italian Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas was the foremost medieval Scholasticist and father of the Thomistic school of theology.
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René Descartes
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René Descartes
Philosopher / 1596 - 1650
René Descartes was a French philosopher who made the important connection between geometry and algebra and is considered the first modern philosopher.
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Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau
Philosopher, Journalist, Poet / 1817 - 1862
American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, Henry David Thoreau was a New England Transcendentalist and author of the book Walden.
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