Thinkers Enlarge our Knowledge

Posted by Tel Asiado Dec 20, 2007

World shapers and movers have always fascinated me even before I entered high school, and so I was not surprised when, visiting an acquaintance recently, I got excited seeing a handful of distinguished celebrities on the wall of her private gallery.

Just about anyone can learn and expand his/her knowledge by reading or using other media like television, newspapers & magazines, movies or even talking to experts. So too, Suite101's 'Great Thinkers' category offers articles featuring great philosophers, writers, teachers, scientists, business gurus, impresarios, among others, movers who not only we can learn from but can also serve as our motivators and inspiration.

By learning about their lives and times, struggles and successes, joys and pains, we begin to understand and relate with our own challenges, and to appreciate their contributions that have benefited us.

Two movers born today, December 20:

• Sidney Hook (1902), American philosopher, teacher and author of major philosophy books. He was a prominent New York intellectual who championed democracy and humanism.
• Jaroslav Heyrovsky (1890), Czech chemist who discovered polarography. He was awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.