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Guy Ernest Debord

This person was highly influential in the Situationist International group.

György Lukács

This person published the influential History and Class Consciousness, which is briefly quoted during the Chapter 2 introduction.

Ludwig Feuerbach

This person was a German philosopher and anthropologist who published several books, including the influential Das Wesen des Christentums (The Essence of Christianity), which is briefly quoted during the Chapter 1 introduction.

Sigmund Freud

This person was an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev

These people took part in the standoff known as the 'Cuban Missile Crisis.'

William Shakespeare

This person was an English playwright and poet.

Baltasar Gracián y Morales

This person was a Spanish writer who was influential on later philosophers; briefly quoted during the Chapter 6 introduction.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

This person was an Italian philosopher...

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