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Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was a German-born political philosopher and public intellectual known for her analyses of totalitarianism, authority, and the nature of evil. Her works remain central to 20th-century political thought and continue to influence debates on power, responsibility, and citizenship.

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, lecturer, and disability rights advocate. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, Keller lost her sight and hearing after an illness at 19 months old. Despite these challenges, Keller became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating cum laude from Radcliffe in 1904. Keller's achievements in reading, writing, and speaking made her famous internationally.

Henry David Thoreau was an American author, philosopher, naturalist, and social reformer. A leading transcendentalist, he's best known for Walden (1854), a reflection on simple living in nature, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", which advocates citizen disobedience against unjust governments. Thoreau was an outspoken abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Heraclitus of Ephesus (c. 535 – c. 475 BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher famed for asserting that change is the fundamental essence of the universe. His doctrines of flux, the unity of opposites, and the divine principle of Logos made him one of the most influential figures in early Western philosophy.

Was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.

Howard Eric Jacobson is a British novelist and journalist. He writes comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He is a Man Booker Prize winner.