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Originally Posted by Startup
Although AtG was a student of Aristotle, AtG was not an artist.
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Whatever do you mean? The manīs conquests and achievements have made him the most famous leader in the
art of war. You asked wich author, artist, writer, etc etc, had contributed more for society, and he was one of the most important names to have helped shape the world as it is now.
But if you mean only artists in the more traditional way, then i would choose Karl Marx. His writings started a revolution, still active today. His teachings changed the entire planet, either by direct action or indirect influence.
However, i must say i have a tremendous ammount of admiration for the classic greek world. If Europe hadnīt dive into the dark age period, chances are mankind could have colonized the planets by now. Instead, we had to re-learn everything all over again. All that knowledge kept in the Alexandria library, burnt into ashes... Imagine what we could be doing now, if that fire hadnīt started.