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Name a philosopher

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 30 answers to “Name a philosopher”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Just below the surface

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

How the answers sink

LevelAccepted answersPoints
The Tip310
Below the Surface725
The Deep850
The Abyss1185
Below the Iceberg1100

The Deep holds 8 answers starting with D, E, H, M, R, S and V. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

Getting below the surface

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What the words mean

Quick answers

What are the most common answers to “Name a philosopher”?
Most people start with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a philosopher”?
30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a philosopher”?
The shortest accepted answer is “Kant” and the longest is “Mary Wollstonecraft”.

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