Famous Philosophers - List of Famous Philosophers - page 17

Plato once said ‘Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder’. With this wonder a philosopher expresses his thoughts sometimes making life easier for millions. Commonly called ‘thinkers’, philosophers search for the hidden meanings of things and then nurture it in a system of thoughts. Often, they share these thoughts with the world even though they know the fragility of the society. Philosophers turn their hurtful experiences into lessons and share them to save several others from the vices of life. Education does not necessarily make a philosopher, however a degree is often acquired by many. However, the beauty lies in the fact that no two philosophers are alike. Some are like wine: the older the better, like Socrates; others are meteors like Nietzsche, full of their own brilliance and beauty. Some are drowned in their sorrow and some are hopeful beyond their sorrow. Yet each of them finds a connection with someone and speaks of his own individuality. At every age Philosophers add to life and show that there’s one hidden in each of us. Discover this space for the list of famous Philosophers with their biographies that include trivia and interesting facts about them and also tracing their timeline and life history.

The Most Famous Philosophers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Carl JungJuly 26, 1875SwissCarl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist famous for founding the school of analytical psychology
Alan WattsJanuary 6, 1915British, AmericanAlan Watts was a famous British philosopher known for his Zen teachings and interpretations of Eastern philosophy
Abdolkarim SoroushDecember 16, 1945IranianAbdolkarim Soroush is a reformer, thinker, and Rumi scholar belonging to Iran
Lao Tzu (Laozi)601 BCChineseLao Tzu was a legendary Chinese philosopher who wrote the important “Daodejing”
Jabir Ibn Hayyan721IranianJabir Ibn Hayyan was a medieval era polymath
William Wallace1270ScottishWilliam Wallace was a Scottish knight who was a central figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence
Karl MarxMay 5, 1818French, German, BritishKarl Marx was a Prussian-German philosopher, revolutionary, historian and socialist whose communist ideologies and works laid the foundation for ‘Marxism’
Pythagoras570 BCGreekPythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher
Leon TrotskyNovember 7, 1879Russian, UkrainianLeon Trotsky was a Russian politician, a Marxist revolutionary and the founder and the first leader of the Red Army
Jean PiagetAugust 9, 1896SwissJean Piaget was a psychologist and philosopher known for his theory of cognitive development
Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle was a famous philosopher of the Victorian era

Heraclitus

Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher known as the ‘Weeping Philosopher’ because of his general contempt for mankind

Greek535 BC180 views

Henry David Thoreau

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

AmericanJuly 12, 1817116 views

Alan Watts

Alan Watts was a famous British philosopher known for his Zen teachings and interpretations of Eastern philosophy

BritishJanuary 6, 1915794 views

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt was a popular political philosopher and theorist

GermanOctober 14, 1906132 views

John Stuart Mill

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

BritishMay 20, 1806128 views

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian philosopher and novelist best known for the work ‘Crime and Punishment’

RussianNovember 11, 1821158 views

John Dewey

John Dewey was a famous American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer

AmericanOctober 20, 1859209 views

Francis Schaeffer

Francis Schaeffer was a theologian, Presbyterian pastor and philosopher

AmericanJanuary 30, 1912159 views

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a renowned British philosopher, logicians and mathematician

BritishMay 18, 1872188 views