Famous Philosophers - List of Famous Philosophers - page 3
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 | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Carl Jung | July 26, 1875 | Swiss | Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist famous for founding the school of analytical psychology |
Alan Watts | January 6, 1915 | British, American | Alan Watts was a famous British philosopher known for his Zen teachings and interpretations of Eastern philosophy |
Abdolkarim Soroush | December 16, 1945 | Iranian | Abdolkarim Soroush is a reformer, thinker, and Rumi scholar belonging to Iran |
Lao Tzu (Laozi) | 601 BC | Chinese | Lao Tzu was a legendary Chinese philosopher who wrote the important “Daodejing” |
Jabir Ibn Hayyan | 721 | Iranian | Jabir Ibn Hayyan was a medieval era polymath |
William Wallace | 1270 | Scottish | William Wallace was a Scottish knight who was a central figure in the Wars of Scottish Independence |
Karl Marx | May 5, 1818 | French, German, British | Karl Marx was a Prussian-German philosopher, revolutionary, historian and socialist whose communist ideologies and works laid the foundation for ‘Marxism’ |
Pythagoras | 570 BC | Greek | Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher |
Leon Trotsky | November 7, 1879 | Russian, Ukrainian | Leon Trotsky was a Russian politician, a Marxist revolutionary and the founder and the first leader of the Red Army |
Jean Piaget | August 9, 1896 | Swiss | Jean Piaget was a psychologist and philosopher known for his theory of cognitive development |
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish educator, philosopher, and author
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician, philosopher and theologian
Edith Stein
Edith Stein was a German Jewish philosopher, who was killed at the Auschwitz concentration camp
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican theologian hailed as the father of the Thomistic school of theology
Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt was a renowned doctor who conducted pioneering studies on experimental psychology
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was one of the most acclaimed Russian writers, who wrote the famous ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Anna Karenina’
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes was a famous Greek philosopher, mathematician and geographer who is credited for the measurement of earth’s circumference
Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara was an early 8th century Indian Hindu philosopher and theologian whose teachings had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism.