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Philosopher
A thinker who studies basic questions about knowledge, existence, ethics and reason, such as Socrates, Confucius or Kant.
Where it comes up
In the game, 1 prompt asks about philosopher. 30 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 20 rare ones sink below the surface.
Some examples
Taken from “Name a philosopher”, the familiar end of the list:
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Nietzsche
- Kant
- Descartes
- Confucius
- Karl Marx
- John Locke
- David Hume
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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