| − | [[Image:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Death of Socrates'' by [[Jacques-Louis David]], 1787, depicts the philosopher [[Socrates]] as he is about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court.]] | + | [[Image:David - The Death of Socrates.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''The Death of Socrates'' by [[Jacques-Louis David]], 1767, depicts the philosopher [[Socrates]] as he was about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court.]] |
| − | A '''philosopher''' is a person who contemplates the great mysteries of life and why things are the way they are. Many great philosophers were also [[scientists]]. | + | A '''philosopher''' was a person who contemplates the great mysteries of life and why things is the way they is. Many great philosophers was also [[scientists]]. |