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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Aristotle (384-322 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. One of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought, Aristotle established the foundations for the modern scientific method of enquiry. Statue

Philosophers to Know, Part I

Philosophers to Know, Part II

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Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)

8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden

7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept

Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

Confucius statue at a Confucian Temple in Shanghai, China. Confucianism religion

What is the Difference Between Daoism and Confucianism?

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

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Born	January 13, 1929 • Copenhagen • Denmark
Died	December 16, 2001 (aged 72) • Copenhagen • Denmark

Klaus Rifbjerg

Danish writer

Sir Leslie Stephen

British critic

Jacob Paludan

Danish author

H.L. Mencken

American writer

Sir Stephen Spender

English poet

Es’kia Mphahlele

South African writer

Johan Borgen

Norwegian author

Artur Lundkvist

Swedish writer and critic

George Ripley

American journalist

August Šenoa

Croatian writer

Georg Brandes

Danish writer

Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Danish author

Charlotte Endymion Porter

American editor

Gotthold Lessing, detail of an oil painting by Georg May, 1768; in the Gleimhaus, Halberstadt, Ger.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German author

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian author

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer and diplomat

Wole Soyinka

Nigerian author

Wyndham Lewis

British artist and writer

Edmund Wilson

American critic

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Agathon (centre) greeting guests in Plato's Symposium, oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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