Pinpoint · No. 875 · Tuesday edition
LinkedIn Pinpoint #875 Answer (Sep 22, 2026)
- 1Bacon
- 2Locke
- 3Confucius
- 4Plato and Socrates
- 5Descartes: “I think, therefore I am”
Category
Famous philosophers!
Famous philosophers!
Hint: Ask what word could come before or after every clue, not just what the clues mean.
Show Pinpoint #875 answer as text
Famous philosophers!
About Pinpoint #875
- Pinpoint #875 gives 5 clue words: Bacon, Locke, Confucius, Plato and Socrates, Descartes: “I think, therefore I am”.
- The answer is the category that links all of them.
- Of the five clues, three are single words and two are multi-word phrases; the longest is clue 5, "Descartes: 'I think, therefore I am'", at six words.
- None of the clues is cut short or carries a note; the leanest is "Bacon", at five letters.
- Start from "Bacon", which leaves the most room for interpretation, and check each reading against "Descartes: 'I think, therefore I am'", the most specific clue.