Answer:
Philosophers
Explanation:
Until the 1600's people who studied the natural world were called Philosophers.
Nowadays, we call them scientists.
Socrates, Aristotle, Democritus and other notable scholars of those days were all called Philosophers but they made important contribution that would help understand system of the natural world.
- Nowadays, Philosophers studies philosophy which deals with rational investigation into the knowledge of existence and ethics.
