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Aristotle (384-322 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. One of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought, Aristotle established the foundations for the modern scientific method of enquiry. Statue

Philosophers to Know, Part I

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

Philosophers to Know, Part II

The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books

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Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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How Deadly Is Quicksand?

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

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Aristotle

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Lucian

Greek writer

Ramus, Petrus

Petrus Ramus

French philosopher

Dio Chrysostom

Greek philosopher

Gorgias of Leontini

Greek Sophist

David Hume

David Hume

Scottish philosopher

Santayana

George Santayana

Spanish-American philosopher

Nicholas Of Autrecourt

French philosopher and theologian

Bayle, Pierre

Pierre Bayle

French philosopher

Maimon, engraving by Wilhelm Arndt

Salomon Maimon

Jewish philosopher

La Mothe Le Vayer, engraving by Jacques Lubin

François de La Mothe Le Vayer

French philosopher

Carneades

Greek philosopher

Agrippa

Greek philosopher

Fritz Mauthner

German theater critic and philosopher

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim

Renaissance scholar

Pyrrhon Of Elis

Greek philosopher

Sextus Empiricus

Greek philosopher

Arcesilaus

Greek philosopher

Cleitomachus

Greek philosopher

Menodotus Of Nicomedia

philosopher of medicine

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Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Philosophy 101