Philosopher
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A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. Such thinking is called philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom." Greek: "φίλος + σοφία"
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Popular Western philosophers in (approximate) historical order
Eastern philosophers in approximate historical order:
Gautama Buddha -- Lao Zi -- Confucius -- Mozi -- Rhazes -- Mencius -- Zhuang Zi -- Xun Zi --Han Feizi -- Nagarjuna -- Bodhidharma -- Wang Yang-ming--Wang Shou-ren--Zhan ruo-shui--Avicenna -- Shankara -- Dogen -- Zhu Xi -- Feng Youlan -- Iqbal -- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Western Zhou Dynasty, China
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, China
Taoism:
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Lie Yu-Kou / Lie Yukou / 列御寇 / Lie Zi
Confucian:
Others:
Philosopher of economy
Art of wars
Philosopher of logic
Philosopher of politics
Philosopher of languages/linguistics
Philosophers of laws
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Shen Bu-Hai / Shen Buhai / 申不害
Qin Dynasty, China
Western Han Dynasty, China
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Dong Zhong-Shu / Dong Zhongshu
Liu An / 刘安 （179BC--122BC）editor of "Huai Nan Zi"(《淮南子》)，a very important philosophy work
Yang Xiong / 扬雄 （53 BC--18 AD）
Eastern Han Dynasty, China
Three Kingdoms
Philosophers: listed by philosophical school
See Philosophical Movements. Krishnamoorti
Nicknames of Medieval Philosophers
Several medieval philosophers have been given Latin nicknames -- some by their contemporaries, others by historians. For example:
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Francis Mayron - Doctor acutus, the acute doctor, or Doctor illuminatus
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St. Thomas Aquinas - Doctor Angelicus, the angelic doctor, or Doctor Communis
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William of Ockham - Doctor Invincibilis
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Alexander of Hales - Doctor Irrefragibilis
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Roger Bacon - Doctor Mirabilis, the wonderful doctor
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John Bassol - Doctor Ordinatissimus, the most methodical doctor
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Nissim Cahn - Doctor Gaon, the innovative doctor
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St. Bonaventure - Doctor Seraphicus
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Henry Goethals (Hendricus Bonicollius) - Doctor Solemnis, the solemn doctor
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Richard Middleton - the solid doctor, or the profound doctor
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Duns Scotus - Doctor Subtilis, the discriminating doctor, or Doctor Marianus
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Albertus Magnus - Doctor Universalis
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Durandus de Sancto Portiano - the most resolute doctor
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Thomas Bradwardine - the profound doctor
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Jean Ruysbroeck (Joannes Ruysbrokius) - the divine doctor or ecstatic doctor
See also
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a fuller listing of topics can be found at Category:Philosophers
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Other uses of the term
The Philosopher is also the nickname of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 22.