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Laozi

Traditionally identified as an ancient Chinese philosopher, Laozi, also written Lao Tzu, is the attributed author of the...

Ancient Chinese Metaphysics Daoism

9.75 Brilliant

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Born in Austria, twentieth-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein transformed analytic philosophy through two markedly...

Language Austrian Logic Analytic

9.70 Brilliant

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Thomas Aquinas

A thirteenth-century Catholic priest and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas developed a systematic account of philosophy an...

Medieval Metaphysics Christian Scholasticism

9.55 Brilliant

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René Descartes

A central figure in seventeenth-century philosophy, René Descartes investigated questions about existence, the mind, and...

Western Metaphysics Epistemology Early Modern

9.55 Brilliant

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Within nineteenth-century German philosophy, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel developed a complex idealist system concerned...

19TH Century Western Metaphysics Dialectic

9.50 Brilliant

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza was a prominent 17th-century Dutch philosopher known for his radical ideas. His *Ethics* presented a syst...

Dutch Metaphysics Early Modern Rationalism

9.42 Excellent

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Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege was a significant 19th-century philosopher born in Germany. He is best known for his 1879 work, Begriffssc...

Language German Mathematics Logic

9.38 Excellent

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Plotinus

Plotinus was a Greco-Roman philosopher born in Egypt around 204 CE. He established Neoplatonism, a complex system explor...

Ancient Roman Metaphysics Neoplatonism

9.35 Excellent

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Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara was a prominent Indian philosopher active during the medieval period. He significantly shaped Vedanta philo...

Indian Medieval Vedanta Metaphysics

9.35 Excellent

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a prominent 20th-century British philosopher known for his contributions to logic, mathematics, and...

Language Logic British Analytic

9.32 Excellent

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a prominent French philosopher known for his theories on human nature and governance. His work...

French Education Politics Enlightenment

9.22 Excellent

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Saul Kripke

Saul Kripke was a prominent American philosopher specializing in logic and language. His work, particularly “Naming and...

Language American Logic Analytic

9.08 Excellent

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Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was a prominent French Renaissance philosopher best known for his Essays. These writings...

French Renaissance Essays Skepticism

9.06 Excellent

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Gilles Deleuze

Gilles Deleuze was a prominent French philosopher known for his explorations of difference, becoming a significant figur...

French Metaphysics Continental Difference

9.05 Excellent

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Shankara

Shankara, also known as Adi Shankaracharya, was an Indian philosopher and theologian associated with Advaita Vedanta. He...

Indian Medieval Vedanta Metaphysics

9.05 Excellent

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Zhu Xi

Zhu Xi (1130-1200) was a prominent Chinese philosopher during the Song dynasty. He significantly shaped Neo-Confucianism...

Medieval Chinese Metaphysics Confucianism

9.00 Excellent

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David Lewis

David Lewis was an American philosopher specializing in metaphysics and analytic philosophy. He is particularly known fo...

American Metaphysics Analytic Modality

8.96 Great

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a prominent German philosopher known for his complex theories concerning the human condition. Hi...

German Will Metaphysics Pessimism

8.95 Great

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P. F. Strawson

P.F. Strawson was a prominent British philosopher known for his contributions to logic, language, and metaphysics. His 1...

Language British Metaphysics Analytic

8.18 Great

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Nicolas Malebranche

Nicolas Malebranche was a 17th-century French philosopher and Catholic priest of the Oratorian order who sought to recon...

French Metaphysics Early Modern Occasionalism

7.92 Good