Famous Philosophers - page 3

The Most Famous Philosophers
Name	Birthday	Nationality	Bio
Pythagoras	570 BC	Greek	Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher
David Hume	April 26, 1711	Scottish	David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, essayist and historian, known for his radical philosophical scepticism and empiricism
Friedrich Nietzsche	October 15, 1844	German	Friedrich Nietzsche was a famous 19th century German philosopher and philologist
Roland Barthes	November 12, 1915	French	Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist, critic and semiotician
Paulo Freire	September 19, 1921	Brazilian	Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator best known for his research on critical pedagogy
Muhammad Iqbal	November 9, 1877	Pakistani	Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India and is regarded as being the inspiration behind the Pakistan movement
Adam Smith	June 16, 1723	Scottish	Adam Smith was a Scottish Philosopher and Political Economist
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin	May 1, 1881	French	Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a famous French philosopher and a priest who was also known for his controversial writings
John Rawls	February 21, 1921	American	John Rawls was an American academician, philosopher and writer
Michel Foucault	October 15, 1926	French	Michel Foucault was a popular French philosopher and historian

Samuel Coleridge was an English lyrical poet, critic and philosopher

Friedrich Schiller was a German poets, historian and philosopher

Amartya Sen is a much-admired, award winning economist, writer and philosopher

Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India and is regarded as being the inspiration behind the Pakistan movement

George Berkeley was a philosopher, primarily known for his empiricist and idealistic philosophy

Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist, critic and semiotician

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a famous French philosopher and a priest who was also known for his controversial writings

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military general philosopher who wrote the famous book, “The Art of War”

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Henry David Thoreau was an American writer, poet and a transcendentalist thinker, most famous for his classic book ‘Walden’.

John Stuart Mill was a famous British philosopher known for his significant contribution towards the rights of women