Braingle: 'Delve Into Philosophy

#1 He worked on logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of mind. His most famous book has the name "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus". Who is this Austrian philosopher?

#2 Which of the following philosophers is NOT an empiricist?

George Berkeley
David Hume
John Locke
Gottfried Leibniz

#3 He is Socrates's student and Aristotle's teacher. He founded the "Academy" in Athens and wrote philosophical dialogues to explain his philosophy. Who is this ancient Greek philosopher?

#4 Which of the following philosophies states that the search of mankind for the meaning of the universe will finally fail?

#5 Which of the following is a Muslim philosopher who has a significant influence on Sufism and has received the title "Proof of Islam"?

#6 Which of the following is NOT an eastern philosophy?

#7 Which of the following books is NOT written by Nietzsche?

The Birth of Tragedy (Die Geburt der Tragödie)
The Gay Science (Die fröhliche Wissenschaft)
On the Genealogy of Morality (Zur Genealogie der Moral)
Ecce Homo, How One Becomes What One Is (Ecce Homo, Wie man wird, was man ist)
Being and Time (Sein und Zeit)

#8 He started his studies as a rationalist but was later influenced by an empiricist philosopher. Then, he amalgamated both philosophies which yielded a new philosophy. Who is this philosopher?

#9 To which of the following philosophers does the quote "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." belong?

#10 He taught philosophy and mathematics at Harvard University. A computer program that outputs its source code is called by his name. Who is this American philosopher?

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