Ask .* : "Historically Important Thinkers"
Ask .* After all, we're all "characters here". ;) If there is any one book/philosophy/person that you think everyone should read about, what/who would it be? I'm wanting the "important thinkers" here more than anything else. Classic (Descartes) through modern (Kurzweil) are all acceptable. I'm looking to build up my reading list with some foundations that I missed along the way.