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( p kt ´t s) (KEY) , c.A.D. 50–c.A.D. 138, Phrygian Stoic philosopher. He wrote nothing, but his teachings were set down by his disciple Arrian in ...
(sö´r n ky r´k gôr) (KEY) , 1813–55, Danish philosopher and religious thinker. Kierkegaard’s outwardly uneventful life in Copenhagen contraste...
1788–1856, Scottish philosopher. He was widely interested in law, physiology, and literature and was professor of history and philosophy at the Univ...
(sätyä´j t r , r ) (KEY) , 1921–92, Indian film director, b. Calcutta. His subtle, austere, and delicately lyrical films made him one of the outs...
(häns ä´dôlf ´d ärt dr sh) (KEY) , 1867–1941, German philosopher, b. Bad Kreuznach, grad. (zoology) Univ. of Jena, 1889. His early interest i...
(m ng´g s) (KEY) , 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one...