Probably the greatest philosopher ever. The wisest bear ever. If I could, I would vote for him instead of any politician.

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Happy 314th birthday to my pal, Ben Franklin! He was a printer, philosopher, postmaster, inventor, musician, diplomat and my fellow signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dude also flew a kite in a lightning storm. Never stop being weird, Ben. 🤪

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“What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?” - Henry David Thoreau
Art: Cat in Winter Night by Burachat Pluempanya

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The Epicurean philosopher Leonce (Leontion) trying to read philosophy while being embraced. History treated her harshly for daring to criticise Theophrastus.
Royal 16 G V; Giovanni Boccaccio, De claris mulieribus in a French translation; France, N.; c.1440; f.74r

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Ancient Greek philosophers flourished in the times of safety within the boundaries of their geographical space, the area of us vs them. Today if we wanted to recreate this intellectual prosperity within modern context, we have to consider the interconnection, there is just us.

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Happy Birthday to Simone de Beauvoir who was born in 1908. We can't wait for you to read 's chapter on her in The Philosopher Queens with , featuring this beautiful portrait by 👑

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This 1964 Iranian stamp commemorates the 1100th birthday of Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī, known as Rhazes, a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher. See more science-themed postage stamps from the collection. ▶️ https://t.co/iJi7guc3Gc

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The fan theory on Touma being Philosopher's Stone makes a ton of sense when you really break it all down.

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"Good day, everyone. Grogtony Cavetano here! the land's busiest sound philosopher."-

goodnight.

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Ernst Haeckel - & originator of the words 'ecology' & 'Phyla'...
The Unity of Culture : https://t.co/HEkLLcTbQj

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In times of big sharks and whales, I'd invest on Hypatia (Ὑπατία), a free woman, philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, murdered by a mob of Christians in 415 a.D.

Make by

https://t.co/U5dMzIpBbH

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Born Albert Gleizes French art theoretician philosopher & self-proclaimed founder influenced School of Paris founding member of Section d’Or Der Sturm artistic groups & co-wrote 1st significant treatise Du Cubisme on Cubism Ideas adopted by Bauhaus

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This great little volume also has a foreword by comedian, philosopher, and pulp aficionado

If you missed the discounted hardcovers, this would make a great Christmas gift.

https://t.co/S2CQzV4fsx

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Some highlights from Sotheby’s Old Master sale tomorrow.
First, a fine study of a philosopher by Joseph Wright of Derby, probably late1760s. Wright employed a number of older men as models for the grey-haired sage figures in his paintings. This one hasn’t cleaned his fingernails!

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yep, he liked to draw too:) by Bruce Lee that Linda later exhibited posthumously. // hbd (#martialartist, / — coolness personified) https://t.co/8A9h3vum6s

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Brand-new license announcement! PETER GRILL AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S TIME manga series by Daisuke Hiyama, the sexy fantasy comedy that’s soon to become an anime! https://t.co/XT7VnlPIMz

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Today, Nov. 25, we celebrate the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria, patron saint of philosophers, young maidens and female scholars, a martyr who shed her blood for the truth.

(Art by Gwyneth Fiona N. Luga/ The Varsitarian)

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Since 'Harry Potter and the philosophers stone' I am a huge fan of Draco Malfoy. I love his bitchy attitude and his development.

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