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Philosophy 101: Answers

Did you know all the philosophers? Okay, we admit that one was fictional, and the other one…hard to classify. (Go read up on Lobsang Rampa, We need a Guide Entry.) But hey, what qualified the rest of these people to pontificate on the meaning of life, the universe, and everything? Oh, yeah. They were human.

Here are the philosophers and their pearls of wisdom.

CatchphraseThinking-type person
  1. Leap of faith
  2. Cogito ergo sum
  3. Γνωθι   σεαυτον
  4. Music of the spheres
  5. Rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty
  6. Guardian of the Threshold
  7. Moral luck
  8. Das Ding an sich
  9. Hypothetical realism
  10. If you do not find it believable it may be that you have not yet reached the necessary stage of evolution.
  1. Kierkegaard
  2. Descartes
  3. Socrates
  4. Pythagoras
  5. Vroomfondel
  6. Rudolf Steiner
  7. Bernard Williams
  8. Kant
  9. Konrad Lorenz
  10. Tuesday Lobsang Rampa

Here's an idea for your kids during these lazy summer days. They could set up a combination lemonade stand and philosophy school...dispense wisdom along with citrus…if they do, let us know.

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