philosophers Flashcards
aristotle
Greek philosopher and student of Plato; wrote Poetics
francis bacon
english philosopher
herbert francis bradley
British idealist who wrote Appearance and Reality
rene descartes
Frenchman known as the “Father of Modern Philosophy”
john dewey
American philosopher concerned with education and social reform
mahatma gandhi
Indian leader who advocated nonviolent civil disobedience
thomas hobbes
English political philosopher; wrote Leviathan
david hume
Scottish philosopher known for empiricism and skepticism
william james
American philosopher and psychologist
immanuel kant
German philosopher who wrote Critique of Pure Reason
gottfried leibnitz
German philosopher and mathematician
john locke
English philosopher and empiricist; wrote An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
nicolo macchiavelli
Italian philosopher and author of The Prince
karl marx
German philosopher, economist and proponent of communism; wrote The Communist Manifesto
john stuart mill
British philosopher and political economist
thomas more
English philosopher and humanist who wrote Utopia
friedrich nietzsche
German philosopher known for the idea of the death of God; wrote Beyond Good and Evil
charles sanders peirce
American philosopher known as the “Father of Pragmatism”
plato
Greek writer and author of The Republic
jean-jacques rousseau
Swiss philosopher and author of The Social Contract
arthur schopenhauer
Atheist German philosopher who wrote The World As Will and Representation
adam smith
Key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment
socrates
Greek philosopher known for work in ethics and the teacher of Plato; inspired the Socratic Method
sun tzu
Ancient Chinese philosopher and author of The Art of War
voltaire
French philosopher and author of Candide
mao zedong
Chinese communist leader
