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( v r´ z) (KEY) , Arabic Ibn Rushd, 1126–98, Spanish-Arab philosopher. He was far more important and influential in Jewish and Christian thought t...
(Daniel Louis Armstrong), 1901–1971, American jazz trumpet virtuoso, singer, and bandleader, b. New Orleans. He learned to play the cornet in the ba...
( nt s´th n z) (KEY) , b. 444? B.C., d. after 371 B.C., Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynics. Most of his paradoxical views stemmed from his earl...
( n k´´s m n´d r) (KEY) , c.611–c.547 B.C., Greek philosopher, b. Miletus; pupil of Thales. He made the first attempt to offer a detailed explana...
( v s n´ ) (KEY) , Arabic Ibn Sina, 980–1037, Islamic philosopher and physician, of Persian origin, b. near Bukhara. He was the most renowned philo...
( m l´r k, ´m lr k, b ´n ) (KEY) , d. 1207?, French professor of philosophy. He taught heretical precepts concerning God, a pantheistic universe, ...