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1. This highly renowned philosopher one day decided that as he was pronouncing on the state on mankind, perhaps he ought to leave his home town and see what was outside! He lived in Koenigsberg, Prussia (today Kaliningrad, Russia). Who was he?
2. Which Austrian genius was originally an engineer, but decided that philosophy interested him so much, that he traveled to Cambridge and after only an essay and interview, was accepted to study there?
3. Which brilliant Cambridge professor, known primarily for his excellence in philosophical logic, was also recognised both as an anti-Communist and anti-Fascist - and as a pacifist?
4. This devout Christian, who did not believe in the existence of a physical world, is generally accepted as the basis for Karl Marx's work on communism. Who was he?
5. Which radical German philosopher, studied today as much for his literary genius as for his philosophy, worshipped French culture and advised people to drink tea rather than coffee in the morning?
6. This Austrian Jew studied music at advanced level, and almost chose it as his 'profession'. However, he chose philosophy, leaving his homeland for England in the 1930s and became a highly influential philosophical figure. Who was he?
7. This philosopher spent his mornings at school in bed, contemplating the world. He moved to Holland and eventually to Sweden where he instructed Queen Christina, where he died. Who was he?
8. This German existentialist fought during the first and second wars against the allies. He was denounced by a French post-war tribunal for his involvement with the Nazis, had a nervous breakdown as a result. Who was he?
9. This extraordinary man traveled and taught in Egypt, Greece and Italy in his 20s and 30s. He fought the Germans and was imprisoned in a Nazi war camp, later worked with the French resistance movement, and despite his Communist sympathies he denounced Stalin. Who was he?
10. And finally, an easy one - which philosopher according to the Monty Python team was "permanently pissed"?
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