Hermit

A hermit (from the Greek erēmos, signifying "desert", "uninhabited", hence "desert-dweller") is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society.

Hermits in philosophy

Friedrich Nietzsche, in his influential work Thus Spoke Zarathustra, created the character of the hermit Zarathustra (named after the Zoroastrian prophet Zarathushtra), who emerges from seclusion to extol his philosophy to the rest of humanity.

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Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Zarathustra - Zoroastrian - Prophet - Zarathushtra

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Diogenes the Cynic, an ancient Greek philosopher, led an ascetic life in a barrel. According to legend, when Alexander the Great came to him one day and offered to grant him a wish, Diogenes asked Alexander to step out of his sunlight.

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Diogenes the Cynic - Ancient Greek - Philosopher - Legend - Alexander the Great

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