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French novelist (1821–1880) whose 'Madame Bovary' (1857) faced an obscenity trial and became a landmark of literary realism, influencing generations of European and American writers.

Henry David Thoreau's 1854 memoir details his experiences living alone in a cabin near Walden Pond, reflecting on simple living within natural surroundings.

French author remembered as a master of the short story, notably 'The Necklace,' and for his realist psychological horror novel 'The Horla.'

French naturalist novelist (1840–1902) whose 20-novel Rougon-Macquart cycle and his open letter 'J'Accuse' (1898) in the Dreyfus Affair made him both a literary and political figure.

Daniel Dennett was an American philosopher of mind, notable for Darwin's Dangerous Idea (1995) and his naturalistic account of consciousness.

American essayist, poet, and philosopher whose 1854 book *Walden* reflects upon simple living in natural surroundings and inspired civil disobedience.

Philippa Foot was a British philosopher central to virtue ethics, known for natural goodness theory and for introducing the trolley problem in 1967.

American novelist and short story writer who achieved international celebrity for his adventure novels *The Call of the Wild* (1903) and *White Fang*.

George Santayana was a Spanish-born American philosopher whose 1905 Life of Reason defended naturalism and influenced literary humanism.

American novelist and a leading figure of the naturalist school, best known for exploring the harsh realities of American life in *Sister Carrie* (1900).

Margaret Cavendish was a 17th-century English philosopher and writer whose Observations upon Experimental Philosophy criticized mechanical atomism.