Great Philosophers
chanakya
He was an india guide and philossopher known for his teachings. He was royal advisor of Chandragupta Maurya,the first Mauryan emperor.
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- He was also known as Vishnugupta or Kautilya.
- He laid the foundation of the Maurya Empire and supported Chandragupa Maurya.
- He is known as authur af Arthashastra,the ancient indian text on politics,economics and milatry strategy.
surprising but true
Towards the end of the Gupta Emperor Chanakya's works had gone missing and were finally discovered after 1915.
Ramakrishna paramahamsa
He was a men with spiritual esctasy. He was a known Indian mystic and yogi oy the 19th centuary.
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- Name given to him at the time of his birth was "Gadadhar chatterjee or gadadhar Chattopadhyay".
- He was persuaded by variuos religious conventions and was a great follower and devotee of Goddess Kali , Tantra and Vaishnava Bhakti.
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- Aristotle was a master of logical reasoning and was known as the Father of logic. He was among the first to create a structured system for reasoning.
- Chanakya was a veteran and knowlegeable poineer in the field of political science and economics in india.
Socrates
He was one of the greatest Greek philosophers who debated and advocated about the well-being of society.
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- He is said to be the father of Western Philosophy.
- He had different approach of taeching, popularly known as the Socratic Method.
- He did not emphasis on imparting knowledge by delivering lectures but used seek clarification to his questions until the student reached the point of understanding.
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Plato was the most famous student of socrates , who letter taught Aristotle.Aristotle was the teacher of Alexander the Great.
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