Philosophers Names, Meanings, and their History

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Basava (bah-suh-vuh)

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Chanakya (cha-na-kya)

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Diogenes (dye-OJ-uh-neez)

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Faarabi (Faa-raa-bi)

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Pascal (PAS-kəl)

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Suqrat (soo-krat)

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Vidyaranya (vi-dee-ya-ra-nya)

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Iksu (EEK-soo)

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Aadhaya (AH-dye-yah)

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Jehu (jay-hyoo)

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Chupunika (choo-poo-nee-kah)

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Suvachani (su-va-cha-nee)

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Sashriti (suh-shree-tee)

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Tupa (TOO-pah)

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Morteza (mohr-TAY-zah)

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Lyndi (LIN-dee)

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Arab (uh-rab)

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Hyde (hahyd)

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Vetali (veh-tah-lee)