European ST THOMAS AQUINAS: Apetite For Doctrine! Like a LOT of parents, the Count of Aquino was less than THRILLED when he learned that his son had switches MAJORS midway through COLLEGE.
academic HYPATIA: The Last? Or The First? SCIENCE isn't a MODERN invention. Our hunger to understand the WORLD… has been a part of each one of US from our earliest days.
European The (Mostly) Saintly ST AUGUSTINE! Aurelius Augustine was raised a CHRISTIAN by his devout mother, MONICA, but her faith didn't stick - at FIRST!
asian CONFUCIUS On A Rampage! Though known in the west as Confucius this legendary Chinese thinker is better known in his native land as MASTER KONG!
religion ISAAC LURIA: Rabbi Of The Mystic Arts! Our plane of existence is both the PROCESS and the OUTCOME of a process that hasn't stopped since God said "let there be light!"
asian LAO TZU: The Sage Of Tao! "The universe is SACRED. If you try to change it, you will RUIN it. If you try to HOLD it, you will LOSE it."
ancient EPICTETUS THE STOIC: The Unknown Philosopher! This philosopher's real name remains unknown - "Epictetus" simply means "slave".
greek EPICURUS: Principal Of Doctrines! "A happy and eternal being has no trouble himself and brings no trouble upon any other being; hence he is EXEMPT from movements of anger and partiality, for every such movement implies WEAKNESS!"
ancient DIOGENES THE CYNIC: Philosophy Goes To The Dogs! Diogenes believed that NATURE, not social convention, showed the way to a virtuous life.
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…
ancient THE PRE-SOCRATICS: Pioneers Of Fancy Thinkin'! "…the FIRST Philosophers thought the nature of matter were the ONLY principles of ALL things."
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!
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.)
