academic ARISTOTLE: Keeper Of The Philosophical Flame! Plato died…and many feared that his tradition of thinking and learning might die with him. No one yet realized that someone waited in the wings to pick up the torch…
religion GEORGE BERKELEY: If He Sees It, It Must Be Real! …was an Irish Anglican bishop who didn't believe in the existence of matter. Instead, he said: "To be is to be perceived."
ancient THE PRE-SOCRATICS: Pioneers Of Fancy Thinkin'! "…the FIRST Philosophers thought the nature of matter were the ONLY principles of ALL things."
omnipotence for dummies Featured RENE DESCARTES: He Thinks, Therefore He IS! We're proud to present the FATHER of Modern Philosophy…
ancient Featured BODHIDHARMA: Zen Master of Kung-Fu! Rumor had it that he was born to vast wealth…but he gave it all up to follow the path of The Enlightened One!
author Featured MARY SHELLEY: Teen Mom Invents Sci-Fi! Mary struggled to come up with a ghost story of her own…and her whole short life up until that point had been one of disappointing writers.
greek Featured PLATO: Pro Wrestler Goes Academic! “Plato” means “BROAD” or “FLAT” and was the STAGE NAME of a PRO WRESTLER born ARISTOCLES on the island of AEGINA in 428 B.C.! Apparently he adopted this nom de guerre because of his exceptionally broad SHOULDERS. (Yes, REALLY.)
