Alexander Of Aphrodisias

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Born	c.200
Notable Works	“On Fate” • “On the Soul”

Proclus

Greek philosopher

Andronicus Of Rhodes

Greek philosopher

Olympiodorus The Younger

Greek philosopher

Simplicius Of Cilicia

Greek philosopher

Ammonius Hermiae

Greek philosopher

Moses Maimonides

Jewish philosopher, scholar, and physician

Ramanuja

Hindu theologian and philosopher

Chu Hsi, ink on paper, by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

Zhu Xi

Chinese philosopher

St. Albertus Magnus

German theologian, scientist, and philosopher

Dong Zhongshu

Chinese scholar

Zhou Dunyi

Chinese philosopher

Jean Buridan

French philosopher and scientist

Cajetan

Catholic theologian

Debendranath Tagore

Hindu philosopher

Haribhadra

Indian author

Candrakīrti

Buddhist scholar

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Socrates

Greek philosopher

Plato

Greek philosopher

Lucian

Greek writer

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