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A '''philosopher''' is a person who contemplates the great mysteries of life and why things are the way they are. Many great philosophers were also [[scientists]]. | A '''philosopher''' is a person who contemplates the great mysteries of life and why things are the way they are. Many great philosophers were also [[scientists]]. | ||
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The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David, 1787, depicts the philosopher Socrates as he is about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court.
A philosopher is a person who contemplates the great mysteries of life and why things are the way they are. Many great philosophers were also scientists.
See also: Philosophy