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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Who was the Laughing Philosopher?
The Laughing Philosopher is a characterization of Democritus of Miletus. He laughed at the follies of man and is distinguished by this epithet from the "weeping philosopher," Heraclitus, who mourned for human depravity and infatuation.
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