Theme

Philosophy

The great questions — truth, justice, meaning — and the minds that wrestled with them.

Figures of Philosophy67

Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)

c. 563–483 BCE

Religious teacher · Founder of Buddhism

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Confucius

551–479 BCE

Philosopher · Teacher · Sage of the East

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Sun Tzu

c. 544–496 BCE

Strategist · General · Author of the Art of War

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Plato

428–347 BCE

Philosopher · Founder of the Academy

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Aristotle

384–322 BCE

Philosopher · Polymath · Founder of the Lyceum

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Ashoka the Great

c. 304–232 BCE

Mauryan Emperor · The Conqueror Who Wept

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Al-Khwarizmi

c. 780–850 CE

Mathematician · Astronomer · House of Wisdom

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Rumi

1207–1273 CE

Sufi Mystic · Poet · Founder of the Mevlevi Order

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Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

980–1037 CE

Polymath · Physician · Philosopher

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Frederick Douglass

1818–1895 CE

Abolitionist · Orator · Statesman

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Eleanor Roosevelt

1884–1962 CE

First Lady of the United States · UN Delegate · Drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Mother Teresa

1910–1997 CE

Catholic Nun · Founder of the Missionaries of Charity

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