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Socrates was an Athenian Philosopher whose questions and opinions clashed with the current course of Athenian politics and society.
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Plato is viewed by many scholars as the
most important Philosopher of Western civilization.
Plato held that moral values are objective in the sense
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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition.
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Thomas Hobbes believes that human beings are
basically selfish creatures who would do anything to improve their position.