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Michael Psellus
Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman
Averroës (Ibn Rushd)
Averroës
Muslim philosopher
Philo Judaeus
Philo Judaeus
Jewish philosopher
St. Gregory of Nyssa
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Byzantine philosopher and theologian
Theodore Ascidas
Greek monk-theologian
Bessarion
Byzantine theologian
Inge, William Ralph
William Ralph Inge
British theologian
Thierry de Chartres
French theologian
Girolamo Benivieni
Italian poet
John Italus
Byzantine philosopher
Paul Shorey
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Aristotle (384-322 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. One of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought, Aristotle established the foundations for the modern scientific method of enquiry. Statue
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