March 7, 2026 / by Madeleine

Which philosopher is the odd one out?

A small quiz for your revision that is a bit of fun….work out which philosopher in each series is the odd one out, and why. I will put the answers right at the bottom – don’t scroll down just yet!

  1. Hume, Paley, Kant.
  2. Plato, Socrates, Aquinas, Aristotle
  3. Aquinas, Averroes, Anselm, Augustine
  4. Mitchell, Flew, Hare, Wittgenstein
  5. Boethius, St Cyril, Aristotle, St Augustine
  1. Hume, Paley, Kant. – Paley because he argued FOR not against the design argument.
  2. Plato, Socrates, Aquinas, Aristotle – Aquinas because he was not Ancient Greek.
  3. Aquinas, Averroes, Anselm, Augustine – Averroes because he was an Islamic, not Christian scholar.
  4. Mitchell, Flew, Hare, Wittgenstein –Wittgenstein because he was not at the University debate.
  5. Boethius, St Cyril, Aristotle, St Augustine – Aristotle because he did not live in the Roman Empire.