July 11, 1791: Voltaire's body was brought back to Paris and enshrined in the Pantheon by the National Assembly of France.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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Born in 1603: English natural philosopher (1603-65)

Portrait by Anthony (1599-1641), ca. 1640

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Shtetl life by Chagall (1917) - two tales in verse composed by Pinchus Kahanovich, a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator and critic known as "Der Nister" [The Hidden One]

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in 1535, humanist philosopher and Chancellor of England Thomas More was executed on Tower Hill, found guilty of treason after refusing to support Henry VIII’s break from the Catholic Church.

His remains lie underneath the Tower’s Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.

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Aaron Gilbert elevates everyday scenes with a surreal touch, taking inspiration from Mexican retablos, moments that feel “jarring or unknown”, and the teachings of twentieth-century philosopher George Gurdjieff. writes https://t.co/ACEkhX6X9o

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Born in 1723: Scottish philosopher (1723-1816)

Portrait by (1723-92), ca. 1781

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⏳Democritus,the ancient Greek philosopher, said:'Everything flows, everything changes.'Yeah I didn't have time to blink an eye (almost),as the birthday has already come;and I heard that the best b-day gift for the artist is a retweet of his works

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A painting, lost for 200 years, has been purchased by a French collector for €7.68M in Epernay, sold by Enchères Champagne. Estimated at €1.5/2M, Jean-Honoré Fragonard's "A Philosopher Reading” had been rediscovered during an inventory of an estate in the Marne.

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Canadian Nuckelavee, Gamer, Dungeon Master, Video Editor, Historian, Philosopher.

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Process Theism

Process theism refers to a family of theological ideas originating in, inspired by, or in agreement with the metaphysical orientation of the English philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) and the American

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Happiest Returns of the day to one the best things that has happened to me in 2021.

Thank you for being a strong guide, guardian and philosopher to me.

Grateful to the cosmos to have crossed paths with you Etta ❤️

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Early Modern Women Philosophers

From about the mid-1990s, there has been a concerted effort by scholars both to rehabilitate the works of early modern women philosophers and to integrate at least some of these women into the philosophical canon.

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So...I took a ‘lunch break’ and I’m almost finished Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and another

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The Filí were a highly respected class of individuals in ancient Ireland. Before the time of the Brehon, Filí were poets, story tellers, lawyers, counselors and magicians. Even after duties were divided the Filí were as respected as the kings and lords, as philosophers and poets.

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I'm a nuckelavee from Canada. Gamer, DM, Editor, Historian, and Philosopher. I'm going to be doing a collab in 6 hours with and . And because I need to shout out a third, because she's one of my closest friends in the community.

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