Can you name the philosophers from the Monty Python Germany v Greece International Football sketch?

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  • Source: Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
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Germany
17th century philosopher, polymath and mathematician, also a German biscuit 
18th century philosopher, hugely influential, writer of 'Critique of Practical Reason', 1788 
19th century philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism 
19th century philosopher known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity 
Writer of 'Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Human Freedom', 1809 
Football coach, manager, and former player, often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero 
20th century psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy 
Poet, critic and scholar (1772 - 1829) 
20th century Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language 
Influential 19th century philosopher and classical philologist 
His best known book, 'Being and Time', is considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century 
19th century philosopher,political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary 
Priest and theology professor who initiated the Protestant Reformation 
Greece
Philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens 
Stoic philosopher and former slave. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his 'Discourses' 
Philosopher, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great 
Ancient Greek tragedian: 'Ajax', 'Antigone', 'Trachinian Women', 'Oedipus the King', 'Electra', 'Philoctetes' and 'Oedipus at Colonus' 
Pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. His philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements 
A major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of Neoplatonism 
Taught that the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by ataraxia, peace and freedom from fear, and 'aponia', the absence of pain, and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends 
Famous for his doctrine of change being central to the universe, summarized in his famous quote, 'You can not step twice into the same river.' 
The most prolific, and ultimately the most influential, of the pre-Socratic philosophers; his atomic theory may be regarded as the culmination of early Greek thought 
Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known only through the classical accounts of his students 
Mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Credited with designing innovative machines, including siege engines and the screw pump that bears his name 
Officials
Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life 
Bishop of Hippo Regius, a Berber philosopher and theologian 
The foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology 
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Monty Python Germany v Greece Football Quiz

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