kizolk
Indecisive 
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Post by kizolk on Oct 31, 2024 21:32:26 GMT
Is he known primarily for his writings?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 21:40:37 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 21:46:16 GMT
Did he write either exclusively or primarily in English?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 22:37:13 GMT
No.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 22:41:26 GMT
Did he die before AD 1800?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 22:59:20 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 23:00:33 GMT
Did he write (either exclusively or primarily) in Greek?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 23:22:21 GMT
No.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 23:25:53 GMT
Did he die before AD 1500?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 23:41:02 GMT
No.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 23:47:06 GMT
Is he primarily known as a poet?
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Oct 31, 2024 23:51:36 GMT
Not primarily.
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Post by Pacifica on Oct 31, 2024 23:57:50 GMT
Are his most famous works (or a sizeable portion thereof) primarily of a philosophical nature? (By this I mean works that are directly about philosophy—philosophical treatises or the like—as opposed to e.g. novels that contain some philosophical musings.)
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 1, 2024 0:19:59 GMT
I suppose it depends on how you define philosophy. According to the summary in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: 'Although X was not a systematic philosopher, he gave a philosophical cast to many of his writings.'
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 1, 2024 0:27:24 GMT
I guess that's a no according to my definition.
Is he the author of any super-famous phrase? As "super-famous" is a subjective term, let me define what I mean by "super-famous phrase" in this instance: a phrase that most people, let's say at least in the Western world, are likely to have heard (be it in the original or in translation) even if they haven't read the author's works and don't necessarily know where the phrase comes from.
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