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(kärn ´ d z) (KEY) , 213–129 B.C., Greek philosopher, b. Cyrene. He studied at Athens under Diogenes the Stoic, but reacted against Stoicism and j...
(pyô´t r yä´k vly v ch chädä´y v) (KEY) , 1794–1856, Russian philosopher. An aristocrat by birth, he was converted to Roman Catholicism. In 1...
(s l´s s) (KEY) , 2d cent., Roman philosopher, an aggressive antagonist of Christianity. His works have been lost, but the substance of his True Disc...
(k ´ n) (KEY) , 1842–1918, German philosopher. He was a founder of the Neo-Kantian Marburg school and was known for his commentaries on Kant. His o...
(kr s´t än ou´g st kr ´z s) (KEY) , 1715–75, German philosopher and theologian. He was educated at the Univ. of Leipzig, where he became profes...
1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938...