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Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, and philosopher. She is best known for her 1949 work The Second Sex, a groundbreaking feminist text.

Socrates is a philosopher who was born in Athens in 469 BC. He is best known for his work in moral philosophy, and he is also known for his famous method of questioning, which is called the Socratic method.

Sigmund Freud was trained as a medical doctor so that he could better understand the human body and the physical manifestations of psychological distress. He believed that by understanding the physical causes of mental illness, he could develop more effective treatments.

Case Western Reserve University is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The university is known for its programs in the health sciences and medicine, engineering, and business.

The University of Arizona is known for its research and its sports teams.

Voltaire believed in a supreme being because he thought that it was necessary for there to be a highest power in order to create and maintain balance in the universe.

The University of Kansas was founded in 1865 by a group of citizens who wanted to create a higher education institution in the Kansas Territory.

Maimonides was a 12th century Spanish-Jewish philosopher and physician. He is considered one of the most influential medieval thinkers of the Jewish tradition.

Judith Butler’s work has been influential in part because it challenges traditional ideas about gender and sex. In particular, Butler’s work on gender performativity has helped to open up new ways of thinking about gender and its relation to power.

Northeastern is known for its cooperative education program, in which students alternate semesters of full-time study with semesters of paid work in fields related to their academic major. The school is also known for its research and its programs in health sciences, business, and engineering.