Famous Philosophers   

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    KARL MARX (1818-1883)

    Political theorist who wrote the Communist Manifesto.

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    SIR FRANCIS BACON (1561-1626)

    Renaissance humanist author and philosopher who introduced the Baconian method.

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    FRIEDRICH NIETSCHE (1844-1900)

    Philosopher who challenged Christianity and traditional morality with books like Beyond Good and Evil, Twilight of the Idols, and Thus Spake Zarathustra.

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    RENE DESCARTES (1596-1650)

    French philosopher who dealt in reason through meditations, in which he claimed, Je pense donc je suis, or I think therefore I am.

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    JEAN PAUL SARTRE (1905-1980)

    French philosopher and father of Existentialism.

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    LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN (1889-1951)

    Philosopher of logic, mathematics and the mind who revolutionized the way philosophy was taught at Universities.

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    WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)

    Romantic-period English philosopher, poet and illustrator.

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    JOHN LOCKE (1632-1704)

    Enlightenment philosopher who was declared the Father of Classical Liberalism.

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    JOSEPH HILBE 68

    Statistician who has written many influential works in the area of statistical modeling, founding President of the International Astrostatistics Association.

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    BERTRAND RUSSELL (1872-1970)

    British philosopher and logician who embraced strong pacifist views.

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    THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809)

    Political theorist who wrote the influential pamphlet Common Sense in 1776.

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    WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910)

    Philosopher and psychologist who introduced a psychology course in the U.S., and wrote several books on the different branches of psychology.

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    ETHAN ALLEN (1737-1789)

    He was a land speculator, philosopher, writer, American Revolutionary War patriot, and politician known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont.

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    ALAN WATTS (1915-1973)

    Philosopher of New Age studies who focused on Buddhism and Zen as a way to achieve enlightenment.

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    RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882)

    American philosopher of optimism, individuality, and mysticism.

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    NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI (1469-1527)

    Ruthless Italian political philosopher who wrote The Prince.

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    THOMAS MERTON (1915-1968)

    Catholic monk, poet, and philosopher.

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    DIETRICH BONHOEFFER (1906-1945)

    German philosopher who opposed the nazi euthanasia program and Jewish genocidal persecution.

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    ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788-1860)

    German philosopher who said, 'Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.'

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    ALEXANDER BAIN (1818-1903)

    Scottish philosopher and important contributor to psychology.

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