Zera Yacob
1599–1692 — Ethiopia
Era: Early Modern
Brilliance: 9/10 | Stewardship: 7/10 | Composite Index: 63
He out-Descartes'd Descartes. From a cave.
"Is everything that is written in the scriptures true?"
Biography
Ethiopian philosopher who developed rationalist epistemology independently of Descartes — and arguably more rigorously. Wrote the Hatata while living in a cave.
Key Facts
- Rationalist epistemology independent of Descartes
- Arguably more rigorous than Descartes
- Wrote the Hatata from a cave
- Ethiopian philosopher largely unknown in West
- Preceded European Enlightenment thinking
He figured out what Descartes figured out. From a cave. First.
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