Socrates
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Credited as being one of the wisest men who ever lived, Socrates is a founding father of Western Philosophy. Having influenced other great philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, his dramatic life and death echoes his brilliant grasp of logic and reason, for which his name is synonymous. Get to know his powerful story through BioViews®.
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Karl Marx
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Simone de Beauvoir
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