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*People in this school think reality's truths can only be revealed through reason.
*Parmenides is considered the first Rationalist.He thought the world cannot be understood by the senses. Rather, by thought and reason.
*Descartes credited as first modern philosopher; questioned everything he had been taught.
*Spinoza was brilliant at math and agreed that philosophy should copy method of deduction; aim was to construct a geometry of philosophy.
*Leibniz was the last great philosopher, believes that the universe is made up of infinite unique substances.

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*He lived in Ancient Greece.
*Lived from 469-399 BC.
*He saw himself as a horsefly, stinging Athens to life.
*Always listened to an inner voice to guide him.
*Fought in the war against Sparta. *Protested in political matters and made some powerful enemies. *Preferred city life and said he could learn nothing from trees.
*Before he died, he paid off his debts with a chicken.
*Best student is Plato.
*"Ignorance is the only evil."

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*Also lived in Ancient Greece.
*Lived from 428-354 BC.
*He highly believed in a perfect world.
* Assumes that our world is a mere shadow.
*Writes down ideas as conversations.
*Founded the world's first university.
*Believed in equality.
*His "ideal society" is ruled by philosophers.
*Focuses in perfection.
*Best student is Aristotle.

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*STILL LIVED IN ANCIENT GREECE
*Lived from 384-322 BC. *Disbelieves in a perfect world. *More down-to-earth than Plato. *Opened his own school after Plato died called the Lyceum.
*He finds he can sort everything into animal, vegetable, and mineral. *Tutored Alexander the Great.
*Identified 500 species of sea life.
*Tried to sort everything into groups, even language.
*Said that there is something marvelous in all natural things. I don't think so... VVV

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*Lived in England.
*Grew up during the English Civil War. (The King lost to Parliament.)
*Studied medicine part-time and became well qualified.
*Was a lecturer at Oxford University.
*The only philosopher to become a minister of government.
*His friend, Isaac Newton, discovered gravity.
*Was spied on by the King's agents.
*Believes that nature made people equal and free. Ironic because he was in charge of slave trade.
*American Constitution is based on his political ideas.
*"The mind is a blank piece of paper."