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The Founding Father of Western Philosophy. He was a mentor to Plato and the founder of Socratic Philosophy. This was a way for discussing ideas in which both sides know that they don't know everything.
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The student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, Plato was an influence on the ideas of democracy and the founder of the first western school of higher thought.
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Aristotle was a philosopher who focused on physics and human thought.
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Thomas Aquinas was a philosopher who was credited with coming up with the 6 proofs of god. He claimed to see angels and float
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Rene Descartes was a philosopher famous for his ideas on metaphysics The only thing he was sure of was that he was real. He is accredited with saying "I think, therefore I am"
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John Locke was a philosopher famous for his ideas on epistemology.
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David Hume was a philosopher famous for his ideas that knowledge based on the senses and reflection.
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Immanuel Kant was famous for his ideas that a good act is defined by its intention and not the end result