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list of lists of philosophers, organized by subarea, nationality, religion, and time period.
Lists of philosophers by subfield
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List of aestheticians
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List of critical theorists
This is a list of critical theorists.
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* Theodor Adorno
* Karl-Otto Apel
* Michael Apple
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* Gad Barzilai
* Jean Baudrillard
* Zygmunt Bauman
* Regina Becker-Schmidt
* Walter Benjamin
* Lauren Berlant
* Michael Betancourt
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List of environmental philosophers
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List of epistemologists
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List of ethicists
List of ethicists including religious or political figures recognized by those outside their tradition as having made major contributions to ideas about ethics, or raised major controversies by taking strong positions on previously unexplored pro ...
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List of existentialists
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List of feminist philosophers
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List of humanists
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List of logicians
A logician is a person who studies logic. Some famous logicians are listed below in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surname).
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* Peter Abelard (France, 1079–1142)
* Wilhelm Ackermann (Germany, 1896–1962)
* Sergei Ad ...
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List of metaphysicians
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List of social and political philosophers
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List of phenomenologists
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List of philosophers of language
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List of philosophers of mind
This is a list of philosophers of mind.
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* Abhinavagupta
* G. E. M. Anscombe
* Louise Antony
* Aristotle
* David Malet Armstrong
* Saint Thomas Aquinas
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* Alexander Bain (philosopher), Alexander Bain
* Thomas Baldwin (philosopher), Thoma ...
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List of philosophers of religion
This is a list of philosophers of religion.
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* AJ Ayer
* AN Whitehead
* Aaron ben Elijah
*Adi Shankara
*Al-Ghazali
*Aleksei Losev
*Alvin Plantinga
*Anselm of Canterbury
*Antony Flew
*Aristotle
* Aruni
*Augustine of Hippo
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List of philosophers of science
This is a chronological list of philosophers of science. For an alphabetical name-list, see :Philosophers of science.
Before the 16th century
* Socrates
* Democritus
* Plato
* Aristotle
* Empedocles
* Al-Ghazali
* Ibn al-Haytham (Alhacen)
* Robe ...
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List of political philosophers
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List of political theorists
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List of rationalists
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List of utilitarians
Lists of philosophers by language or nationality
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List of Afghan philosophers
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List of American philosophers
This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States.
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List of Jewish American philosophers
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List of Armenian philosophers
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List of Basque philosophers
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List of British philosophers
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List of Canadian philosophers
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List of Chinese philosophers
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List of Finnish philosophers
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List of French philosophers
A list of notable French philosophers:
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* Pierre Abélard
*Sylviane Agacinski
* Pierre d'Ailly
* Alain
* Ferdinand Alquié
* Louis Althusser
* Bernard Andrieu
* Anselm of Laon
*Antoine Arnauld
*Raymond Aron
* Gwena ...
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List of German-language philosophers
This is a list of German-language philosophers. The following individuals have written philosophical texts in the German language. Many are categorized as German philosophers or Austrian philosophers, but some are neither German nor Austrian ...
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List of Icelandic philosophers
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List of Indian philosophers
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List of Iranian philosophers
This is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian philosophers.
Pre-modern
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* Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
* Al Amiri
* Allameh Tabatabaei
* Avicenna
* Abdol Hossein Khosrow Panah
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* Gholamhossein Ebrahimi Dinani
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* Ahmad Fardid
* Farabi
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List of Italian philosophers
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List of Korean philosophers
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List of Kurdish philosophers
The following is a list of Kurdish philosophers.
9th century
* Ziryab
11th century
* Ali Hariri
* Al-Mawardi
* Al-Jazari
* Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
12th century
* Ali Hariri
* Al-Mawardi
* Fexredîn
13th century
* Ibn al-Salah
* Ibn al- ...
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List of Lithuanian philosophers
This is a list of Lithuanian philosophers:
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* Mantas Adomėnas
* Antanas Andrijauskas
* Loreta Anilionytė
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* Audrius Beinorius
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* Mykolas Dluskis
* Leonidas Donskis
* Pranas Dovydaitis
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* Bronislovas Genzelis
* Juozas Girnius ...
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List of Romanian philosophers
This is a list of Romanians, Romanian philosophers.
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* Petre Andrei
* Simion Bărnuțiu
* Ştefan Bârsănescu
* Lucian Blaga
* Emil Cioran
* Vasile Conta
* Alexandru Dragomir
* Mihai Dragomirescu
* Mihai Drăgănescu
* Mircea Eliade ...
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List of Russian philosophers
Russian philosophy includes a variety of philosophical movements. Authors who developed them are listed below sorted by movement.
While most authors listed below are primarily philosophers, also included here are some Russian fiction writers, ...
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List of Slovene philosophers
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List of Turkish philosophers
Lists of philosophers by religion
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List of atheist philosophers
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List of Buddhist philosophers
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List of Catholic philosophers and theologians
This is a list of Catholic philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism is important to their works. The names are ordered by date of birth in order to give a rough sense of influence between thinkers.
Ancient (born before 500 AD)
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List of Muslim philosophers
Muslim philosophers both profess Islam and engage in a style of philosophy situated within the structure of the Arabic language and Islam, though not necessarily concerned with religious issues. The sayings of the companions of Muhammad contained ...
Lists of philosophers by name
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List of philosophers (A–C)
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List of philosophers (D–H)
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List of philosophers (I–Q)
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List of philosophers (R–Z)
Lists of philosophers by time period
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List of ancient Greek philosophers
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List of ancient Platonists
Platonists are followers of Platonism, the philosophy of Plato. Platonism can be said to have begun when Plato founded his academy c. 385 BC. Ancient Platonism went on to last until the end of the last remaining pagan school of Platonism in Alexand ...
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List of Cynic philosophers
This is a list of Cynic philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list is fairly mild. ''See also :Cynic philosophers''.
See also
* List of ancient Greek philosophers
* List of ancient Platonists
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List of Epicurean philosophers
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List of Stoic philosophers
This is a list of Stoic philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild. ''See also :Stoic philosophers''.
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List of scholastic philosophers
This is a list of philosophers and scholars working in the Christian tradition in Western Europe during the medieval period, including the early Middle Ages. ''See also'' scholasticism.''
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* Abélard, Pierre, (1079–1142)
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Lists of philosophers by century
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List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
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List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
Philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:
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List of philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries
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List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
Philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries ''(and others important in the history of philosophy)'', listed alphabetically:
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List of philosophers born in the 17th century
Philosophers born in the 17th century (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:
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List of philosophers born in the 18th century
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List of philosophers born in the 19th century
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List of philosophers born in the 20th century
Philosophers born in the 20th century (and others important in the history of philosophy) listed alphabetically:
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Timelines
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Timeline of Eastern philosophers
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Timeline of Western philosophers
Miscellaneous
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List of women philosophers
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This is a list of women philosophers ordered alphabetically by surname. Although often overlooked in mainstream historiography, women have engaged in philosophy throughout the field's history. Some notable philosophers include Maitreyi ( ...
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List of nicknames of philosophers
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Deaths of philosophers
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