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Yaaqub ibn Ishaq al- Kindi (870 - 870) -- one of the first Arab philosophers, who facilitated the exploration of Greek philosophy in the Islamic tradition

Euripides (485 - 406) -- Ancient Greek tragedian who concentrated on the exploration of psychological situations of ordinary characters.

Antoine Arnauld (1612 - 1694) -- seventeenth-century philosopher, famous for his critique of Descartes

Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) -- third president of the United States, and political philosopher who borrowed much from Locke and who argued that successful representative government was possible

Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771) -- eighteenth century English poet