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German theologian, scientist, and philosopher St. Albertus Magnus

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Marble bust of Aristotle with a beard and draped robe, showing detailed facial features and wavy hair, set against a dark background.

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

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Averroës

Muslim philosopher

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Avicenna

Persian philosopher and scientist

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, woodcut, 1537.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

Roman scholar, philosopher, and statesman

German theologian, scientist, and philosopher St. Albertus Magnus

St. Albertus Magnus

German theologian, scientist, and philosopher

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George Gemistus Plethon

Byzantine philosopher

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Gennadios II Scholarios

patriarch of Constantinople

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John Baconthorpe

English theologian and philosopher

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Giles of Rome

Augustinian theologian

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Sir David Ross

British philosopher

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Abraham ben David Halevi ibn Daud

Jewish physician and historian

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Joseph ben Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov

Jewish philosopher and physician