What was one of Roger Bacon's philosophical influences?
Plato
Socrates
Ibn al-Haytham
Descartes
Answer
One of Roger Bacon's philosophical influences was Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen), an Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who lived in the 11th century. Bacon was particularly interested in Alhazen's work on optics, which he used to develop his own theories of vision and the nature of light.
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