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The Most Influential Philosophers Of All Time According To Artificial Intelligence

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Determining the top ten most influential philosophers of all time is a challenging task, as there are countless philosophical thinkers who have left a lasting impact on the world. Nonetheless, here is a list of ten philosophers who have had a significant influence on the course of Western philosophy and beyond:

1. Socrates (469/470 BCE — 399 BCE) Socrates was an Athenian philosopher who is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is known for his Socratic method, which involves asking questions to stimulate critical thinking and expose contradictions. He believed that knowledge is virtue and that the pursuit of wisdom is the highest goal in life. Socrates left no written works behind, so most of what we know about him comes from the accounts of his students, Plato and Xenophon.
2. Plato (428/427 BCE — 348/347 BCE) Plato was a student of Socrates and the founder of the Academy in Athens, which was the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is known for his philosophy of Forms, which holds that the physical world is a mere shadow of a higher realm of eternal and unchanging Forms or Ideas. Plato’s most famous work is The Republic, in which he discusses the nature of justice and the ideal society.