SettingsContinental philosophers
Adi Ophir
Adi Ophir (born 22 September 1951) is an Israeli philosopher.
Adi Ophir (born 22 September 1951) is an Israeli philosopher.
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alfred Sohn-Rethel
Alfred Sohn-Rethel (4 January 1899 – 6 April 1990) was a Marxist economist and philosopher especially interested in epistemology.
Alfred Sohn-Rethel (4 January 1899 – 6 April 1990) was a Marxist economist and philosopher especially interested in epistemology.
André Comte-Sponville
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (born February 28, 1923 in Marianowo, Republic of Poland) is a Polish-born American philosopher, one of the most important and continuously active contemporary phenomenol...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (born February 28, 1923 in Marianowo, Republic of Poland) is a Polish-born American philosopher, one of the most important and continuously active contemporary phenomenol...
Anselm Haverkamp
Anselm Haverkamp is a German-American professor of literature and philosophy.
Anselm Haverkamp is a German-American professor of literature and philosophy.
Antonio Negri
Antonio Negri (born August 1, 1933) is an Italian Marxist sociologist and political philosopher.
Antonio Negri (born August 1, 1933) is an Italian Marxist sociologist and political philosopher.
Arnold Ruge
Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 - 31 December 1880) was a German philosopher and political writer.
Arnold Ruge (13 September 1802 - 31 December 1880) was a German philosopher and political writer.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth (born July 18, 1949) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Frankfurt, Germany and director of the Institut für Sozialforschung (Institute for Social Research) in Fra...
Axel Honneth (born July 18, 1949) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Frankfurt, Germany and director of the Institut für Sozialforschung (Institute for Social Research) in Fra...
Benedetto Croce
Benedetto Croce was an Italian idealist philosopher, and occasionally also politician.
Benedetto Croce was an Italian idealist philosopher, and occasionally also politician.
Bernard Stiegler
Bernard Stiegler is a French philosopher at Goldsmiths, University of London and at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne.
Bernard Stiegler is a French philosopher at Goldsmiths, University of London and at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne.
Bill Martin (philosophy)
Bill Martin (born 1956) is a professor of Philosophy at DePaul University is best known for his work on Derrida, Sartre, Marxist theory, Aesthetics, and his critiques of Richard Rorty.
Bill Martin (born 1956) is a professor of Philosophy at DePaul University is best known for his work on Derrida, Sartre, Marxist theory, Aesthetics, and his critiques of Richard Rorty.
Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter (born 1963) is an American philosopher and legal scholar who is currently Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School, and founder and Direc...
Brian Leiter (born 1963) is an American philosopher and legal scholar who is currently Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School, and founder and Direc...
Catherine Clément
Catherine Clément (born February 10, 1939) is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic.
Catherine Clément (born February 10, 1939) is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic.
Catherine Malabou
Catherine Malabou (born 1959) is a French philosopher.
Catherine Malabou (born 1959) is a French philosopher.
Catherine Perret
Catherine Perret is associate professor of modern and contemporary aesthetics and theory at Nanterre University (Paris X).
Catherine Perret is associate professor of modern and contemporary aesthetics and theory at Nanterre University (Paris X).
Christine Buci-Glucksmann
Christine Buci-Glucksmann is a French philosopher and Professor Emeritus from University of Paris VIII specializing in the aesthetics of the Baroque, Japan and computer art.
Christine Buci-Glucksmann is a French philosopher and Professor Emeritus from University of Paris VIII specializing in the aesthetics of the Baroque, Japan and computer art.
Christopher Fynsk
Christopher Fynsk (born 1952) is Head of the School of Language and Literature at the University of Aberdeen, Director of the Centre for Modern Thought and Professor at European Graduate School ...
Christopher Fynsk (born 1952) is Head of the School of Language and Literature at the University of Aberdeen, Director of the Centre for Modern Thought and Professor at European Graduate School ...
Claude Lefort
Claude Lefort (1924 – October 3, 2010) was a French philosopher and activist.
Claude Lefort (1924 – October 3, 2010) was a French philosopher and activist.
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
Claude Lévi-Strauss (; (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, and has been called, along with James George Frazer, the "father of modern anthropology".
Claudio Canaparo
Claudio Canaparo Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies at Birkbeck College in London.
Claudio Canaparo Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies at Birkbeck College in London.
Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
David Farrell Krell
David Farrell Krell is a professor of philosophy at DePaul University.
David Farrell Krell is a professor of philosophy at DePaul University.
David Wood (philosopher)
David Wood (born 1946, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University.
David Wood (born 1946, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University.
Diane Davis
Diane Davis is a post-structuralist rhetorician and associate professor of Rhetoric & Writing, English, and Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Diane Davis is a post-structuralist rhetorician and associate professor of Rhetoric & Writing, English, and Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edmund Husserl
Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was a philosopher and mathematician and the founder of the 20th century philosophical school of phenomenology.
Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was a philosopher and mathematician and the founder of the 20th century philosophical school of phenomenology.
Eduard Zeller
Eduard Gottlob Zeller (22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908), was a German philosopher and theologian of the Tübingen School of theology.
Eduard Gottlob Zeller (22 January 1814 – 19 March 1908), was a German philosopher and theologian of the Tübingen School of theology.
Elena Oznobkina
Elena Oznobkina (Russian: Ознобкина, Елена Вячеславовна) was a philosopher, theorist, historian of philosophy, lecturer, translator, editor, journalist, researcher of penitentiary system, and Ru...
Elena Oznobkina (Russian: Ознобкина, Елена Вячеславовна) was a philosopher, theorist, historian of philosophy, lecturer, translator, editor, journalist, researcher of penitentiary system, and Ru...
Emmanuel Levinas
Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher and Talmudic commentator of Lithuanian Jewish origin.
Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher and Talmudic commentator of Lithuanian Jewish origin.
Ernst Behler
Ernst Behler was a German philosopher.
Ernst Behler was a German philosopher.
Eugen Fink
Eugen Fink (* 11 December 1905 in Konstanz; † 25 July 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German philosopher.
Eugen Fink (* 11 December 1905 in Konstanz; † 25 July 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German philosopher.
Francoise Gaillard
Françoise Gaillard is a French literary critic and Professor at University of Paris VII specializing in fin-de-siècle French literature, aesthetics and art.
Françoise Gaillard is a French literary critic and Professor at University of Paris VII specializing in fin-de-siècle French literature, aesthetics and art.
François Laruelle
François Laruelle (born 1937, Chavelot, Vosges) is a French philosopher, formerly of the Collège international de philosophie and the University of Paris X: Nanterre.
François Laruelle (born 1937, Chavelot, Vosges) is a French philosopher, formerly of the Collège international de philosophie and the University of Paris X: Nanterre.
Friedrich Dessauer
Friedrich Dessauer was a physicist, a philosopher, a socially engaged entrepreneur and a journalist.
Friedrich Dessauer was a physicist, a philosopher, a socially engaged entrepreneur and a journalist.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.
Gabriel Rockhill
Gabriel Rockhill is a Franco-American philosopher and cultural critic.
Gabriel Rockhill is a Franco-American philosopher and cultural critic.
Gary Hall (academic)
Gary Hall (MA, PhD, Habil) is Professor of Media and Performing Arts in the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication, UK.
Gary Hall (MA, PhD, Habil) is Professor of Media and Performing Arts in the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication, UK.
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher.
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism.
Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art.
Georges Politzer
Georges Politzer (3 May 1903–23 May 1942) was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philo...
Georges Politzer (3 May 1903–23 May 1942) was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philo...
Gerhard Streminger
Gerhard Streminger is an Austrian Philosopher and author, born in Graz in 1952.
Gerhard Streminger is an Austrian Philosopher and author, born in Graz in 1952.
Gianfranco Sanguinetti
Gianfranco Sanguinetti was a writer and member of the Situationist International (SI), a political art movement.
Gianfranco Sanguinetti was a writer and member of the Situationist International (SI), a political art movement.
Gianni Vattimo
Gianteresio Vattimo, also known as Gianni Vattimo (born January 4, 1936) is an internationally recognized Italian author, philosopher, and politician.
Gianteresio Vattimo, also known as Gianni Vattimo (born January 4, 1936) is an internationally recognized Italian author, philosopher, and politician.
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Gilles Lipovetsky
Gilles Lipovetsky is a French philosopher, writer and sociologist, professor at the University of Grenoble.
Gilles Lipovetsky is a French philosopher, writer and sociologist, professor at the University of Grenoble.
Giovanni Gentile
Giovanni Gentile (; May 30, 1875 – April 15, 1944) was an Italian neo-Hegelian Idealist philosopher, a peer of Benedetto Croce.
Giovanni Gentile (; May 30, 1875 – April 15, 1944) was an Italian neo-Hegelian Idealist philosopher, a peer of Benedetto Croce.
Giuseppe Rensi
Giuseppe Rensi was an Italian Philosopher.
Giuseppe Rensi was an Italian Philosopher.
Guy Debord
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.
Gérard Rabinovitch
Gérard Rabinovitch is a French philosopher and sociologist.
Gérard Rabinovitch is a French philosopher and sociologist.
Hans Jonas
Hans Jonas (10 May 1903 – 5 February 1993) was a German-born philosopher who was, from 1955 to 1976, Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Hans Jonas (10 May 1903 – 5 February 1993) was a German-born philosopher who was, from 1955 to 1976, Alvin Johnson Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Hans-Georg Gadamer (; February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth and Method (Wahrheit und M...
Hans-Georg Gadamer (; February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth and Method (Wahrheit und M...
Heinz Cassirer
Dr. Heinz W. Cassirer (9 August 1903 – 20 February 1979) was a Kantian philosopher, the son of a famous German philosopher, Ernst Cassirer.
Dr. Heinz W. Cassirer (9 August 1903 – 20 February 1979) was a Kantian philosopher, the son of a famous German philosopher, Ernst Cassirer.
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri Lefebvre
Henri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.
Henri Lefebvre was a French sociologist, Marxist intellectual, and philosopher, best known for his work on dialectics, Marxism, everyday life, cities, and space.
Herman Dooyeweerd
Herman Dooyeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam - 12 February 1977, Amsterdam) was a Dutch juridical scholar by training, who by vocation was a philosopher and the founder of the philosophy of th...
Herman Dooyeweerd (7 October 1894, Amsterdam - 12 February 1977, Amsterdam) was a Dutch juridical scholar by training, who by vocation was a philosopher and the founder of the philosophy of th...
Hermeneutics
In religious studies and social philosophy, hermeneutics is the study of the theory and practice of interpretation.
In religious studies and social philosophy, hermeneutics is the study of the theory and practice of interpretation.
Hélène Cixous
Hélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician.
Hélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician.
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant (; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher from Königsberg (today Kaliningrad of Russia), researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at th...
Immanuel Kant (; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher from Königsberg (today Kaliningrad of Russia), researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at th...
Ingo Zechner
Ingo Zechner (born December 24, 1972 in Klagenfurt, Austria) is a philosopher and historian, since 2009 Business Manager of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI).
Ingo Zechner (born December 24, 1972 in Klagenfurt, Austria) is a philosopher and historian, since 2009 Business Manager of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI).
Isabelle Stengers
Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher and daughter of historian Jean Stengers.
Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher and daughter of historian Jean Stengers.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Marie Émile Lacan (; April 13, 1901 – September 9, 1981) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who made prominent contributions to psychoanalysis and philosophy, and has been calle...
Jacques Marie Émile Lacan (; April 13, 1901 – September 9, 1981) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who made prominent contributions to psychoanalysis and philosophy, and has been calle...
James Brusseau
James Brusseau is a philosopher specializing in contemporary Continental Philosophy.
James Brusseau is a philosopher specializing in contemporary Continental Philosophy.
Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard (27 July 1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.
Jean Baudrillard (27 July 1929 – 6 March 2007) was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.
Jean Grondin
Jean Grondin (born 1955) is a philosopher and Canadian professor.
Jean Grondin (born 1955) is a philosopher and Canadian professor.
Jean-François Lyotard
Jean-François Lyotard (; 10 August 1924– 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher and literary theorist.
Jean-François Lyotard (; 10 August 1924– 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher and literary theorist.
Jean-Luc Marion
Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a postmodern philosopher and a former student of Jacques Derrida.
Jean-Luc Marion (born 3 July 1946) is a postmodern philosopher and a former student of Jacques Derrida.
Jean-Luc Nancy
Jean-Luc Nancy (born July 26, 1940, Caudéran (near Bourdeaux), France) is a French philosopher.
Jean-Luc Nancy (born July 26, 1940, Caudéran (near Bourdeaux), France) is a French philosopher.
Jean-Michel Berthelot
Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945 – 2006) was a French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist, specialist in philosophy of social sciences, history of sociology, sociology ...
Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945 – 2006) was a French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist, specialist in philosophy of social sciences, history of sociology, sociology ...
Jean-Michel Salanskis
Jean-Michel Emmanuel Salanskis is a French philosopher and mathematician, professor of science and philosophy at the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Jean-Michel Emmanuel Salanskis is a French philosopher and mathematician, professor of science and philosophy at the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jeffrey W. Robbins
Jeffrey W. Robbins (born 1972) is an American Continental philosopher of Religion.
Jeffrey W. Robbins (born 1972) is an American Continental philosopher of Religion.
Johann Georg Heinrich Feder
Johann Georg Heinrich Feder (15 May 1740 in Schornweisach – 22 May 1821 in Hanover) was a German philosopher.
Johann Georg Heinrich Feder (15 May 1740 in Schornweisach – 22 May 1821 in Hanover) was a German philosopher.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (May 19, 1762 – January 27, 1814; ) was a German philosopher.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (May 19, 1762 – January 27, 1814; ) was a German philosopher.
John D. Caputo
John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University and the founder of wea...
John D. Caputo is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University and the founder of wea...
John Russon
John Russon is a Canadian philosopher, working primarily in the tradition of Continental Philosophy.
John Russon is a Canadian philosopher, working primarily in the tradition of Continental Philosophy.
John Sallis
John Sallis (born 1938) is an American philosopher.
John Sallis (born 1938) is an American philosopher.
Joseph Gabel
Joseph Gabel was a French Hungarian-born sociologist and philosopher.
Joseph Gabel was a French Hungarian-born sociologist and philosopher.
Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, sociologist, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has lived in France since the mid-1960s.
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, sociologist, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has lived in France since the mid-1960s.
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist, geographer and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Theodor Jaspers (February 23, 1883 – February 26, 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy.
Karl Theodor Jaspers (February 23, 1883 – February 26, 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel was a German poet, critic and scholar.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel was a German poet, critic and scholar.
Kate Soper
Kate Soper (born 1943) is a British philosopher and the author of and contributor to over a dozen books on feminism and Continental Philosophy, addressing the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Karl Mar...
Kate Soper (born 1943) is a British philosopher and the author of and contributor to over a dozen books on feminism and Continental Philosophy, addressing the works of Jean-Paul Sartre, Karl Mar...
Konrad Ott
Konrad Ott is a German philosopher and environmental ethicist.
Konrad Ott is a German philosopher and environmental ethicist.
Luce Irigaray
Luce Irigaray (born 1932 in Belgium) is a Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist.
Luce Irigaray (born 1932 in Belgium) is a Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist.
Marco Sgarbi
Marco Sgarbi is an intellectual historian and adjunct professor at the Università di Verona.
Marco Sgarbi is an intellectual historian and adjunct professor at the Università di Verona.
Mark C. Taylor
Mark C. Taylor (born 13 December 1945) is a philosopher of religion and cultural critic who has published more than twenty books on theology, philosophy, art and architecture, media, technology,...
Mark C. Taylor (born 13 December 1945) is a philosopher of religion and cultural critic who has published more than twenty books on theology, philosophy, art and architecture, media, technology,...
Mark Wrathall
Mark Wrathall (born 1965) is professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
Mark Wrathall (born 1965) is professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
Martin A. Hainz
Martin Andreas Hainz (born March 5, 1974, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian philologist, theorist and philosopher.
Martin Andreas Hainz (born March 5, 1974, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian philologist, theorist and philosopher.
Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger; was a German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."
Martin Heidegger; was a German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."
Martin Honecker
Martin Honecker (9 June 1888 - 20 October 1941) was a German philosopher and psychologist.
Martin Honecker (9 June 1888 - 20 October 1941) was a German philosopher and psychologist.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Max Horkheimer
Max Horkheimer was a German-Jewish philosopher-sociologist, famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the 'Frankfurt School' of social research.
Max Horkheimer was a German-Jewish philosopher-sociologist, famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the 'Frankfurt School' of social research.
Max Müller (Catholic intellectual)
Max Müller was a German philosopher and influential post-World War II Catholic intellectual.
Max Müller was a German philosopher and influential post-World War II Catholic intellectual.
Max Stirner
Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner was a German philosopher who was one of the forerunners in nihilism, existentialism, post-modernism, and anarchism, especially of individ...
Johann Kaspar Schmidt, better known as Max Stirner was a German philosopher who was one of the forerunners in nihilism, existentialism, post-modernism, and anarchism, especially of individ...
Michael Zank
Michael Zank is an author who was born in Germany.
Michael Zank is an author who was born in Germany.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault, born Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas.
Michel Foucault, born Paul-Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas.
Michel Henry
Michel Henry was a French philosopher and novelist.
Michel Henry was a French philosopher and novelist.
Miles Groth
Miles Groth is an American psychologist and philosopher.
Miles Groth is an American psychologist and philosopher.
Millan Puelles
Antonio Millan Puelles (Also spelled Millán-Puelles) (February 11, 1921 – March 22, 2005) was a Spanish philosopher interested in phenomenology and metaphysics, who published many books and articles.
Antonio Millan Puelles (Also spelled Millán-Puelles) (February 11, 1921 – March 22, 2005) was a Spanish philosopher interested in phenomenology and metaphysics, who published many books and articles.
Otto Friedrich Bollnow
Otto Friedrich Bollnow (14 March 1903 in Stettin - 7 February 1991 in Tübingen) was a German philosopher and teacher.
Otto Friedrich Bollnow (14 March 1903 in Stettin - 7 February 1991 in Tübingen) was a German philosopher and teacher.
Otto Kirchheimer
Otto Kirchheimer (11 November 1905 in Heilbronn – 22 November 1965 in New York City) was a German jurist of Jewish ancestry and political scientist of the Frankfurt School whose work essen...
Otto Kirchheimer (11 November 1905 in Heilbronn – 22 November 1965 in New York City) was a German jurist of Jewish ancestry and political scientist of the Frankfurt School whose work essen...
Pamela Sue Anderson
Pamela Sue Anderson is a philosopher who specialises in philosophy of religion, feminist philosophy and continental philosophy.
Pamela Sue Anderson is a philosopher who specialises in philosophy of religion, feminist philosophy and continental philosophy.
Paul de Man
Paul de Man was a Belgian-born deconstructionist literary critic and theorist.
Paul de Man was a Belgian-born deconstructionist literary critic and theorist.
Paul Lorenzen
Paul Lorenzen (March 24, 1915 in Kiel, Germany – October 1, 1994 in Göttingen, Germany) was a philosopher and mathematician.
Paul Lorenzen (March 24, 1915 in Kiel, Germany – October 1, 1994 in Göttingen, Germany) was a philosopher and mathematician.
Peter Sloterdijk
Peter Sloterdijk (; born June 26, 1947 in Karlsruhe) is a German philosopher, television host, cultural scientist and essayist.
Peter Sloterdijk (; born June 26, 1947 in Karlsruhe) is a German philosopher, television host, cultural scientist and essayist.
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (March 6, 1940, Tours – January 27, 2007, Paris) was a French philosopher.
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (March 6, 1940, Tours – January 27, 2007, Paris) was a French philosopher.
Pio Colonnello
Pio Colonnello (Benevento, February 12, 1951) is an Italian philosopher and university professor.
Pio Colonnello (Benevento, February 12, 1951) is an Italian philosopher and university professor.
Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer
Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer (born 1952 in Meßkirch) is a German philosopher and professor of theoretical philosophy at the university of Leipzig.
Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer (born 1952 in Meßkirch) is a German philosopher and professor of theoretical philosophy at the university of Leipzig.
Páll Skúlason
Páll Skúlason was born 4 June 1945 in Akureyri, Iceland.
Páll Skúlason was born 4 June 1945 in Akureyri, Iceland.
Raoul Vaneigem
Raoul Vaneigem (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher.
Raoul Vaneigem (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher.
Raymond Ruyer
Raymond Ruyer (b. 1902 in Plainfaing, Vosges - d. 1987 Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) was a French philosopher in the late 20th century.
Raymond Ruyer (b. 1902 in Plainfaing, Vosges - d. 1987 Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle) was a French philosopher in the late 20th century.
Richard Lehun
Richard Lehun is a German-Canadian inter-disciplinary visual artist and a teaching fellow at McGill University in the areas of philosophy of law and justice theory.
Richard Lehun is a German-Canadian inter-disciplinary visual artist and a teaching fellow at McGill University in the areas of philosophy of law and justice theory.
Robert Bernasconi
Robert L. Bernasconi (born 1950) is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.
Robert L. Bernasconi (born 1950) is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.
Robert C. Solomon
Robert C. Solomon (September 14, 1942 – January 2, 2007) was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.
Robert C. Solomon (September 14, 1942 – January 2, 2007) was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.
Robert Magliola
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Roberto Rino Magliola is an Italian-American academic specializing in European hermeneutics and deconstruction, in comparative philosophy, and in inter-religious dialogue.
Robert Rowland Smith
Robert Rowland Smith was for seven years a Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and is a consultant, lecturer and writer on philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis.
Robert Rowland Smith was for seven years a Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and is a consultant, lecturer and writer on philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis.
Rodolphe Gasché
Rodolphe Gasché (born 1938) holds the Eugenio Donato Chair of Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Rodolphe Gasché (born 1938) holds the Eugenio Donato Chair of Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Rudolf Makkreel
Rudolf A. Makkreel is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.
Rudolf A. Makkreel is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.
Samuel Weber
Samuel Weber (born 1940) is the Avalon Foundation Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University, as well as a professor at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
Samuel Weber (born 1940) is the Avalon Foundation Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University, as well as a professor at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
Sarah Kofman
Sarah Kofman was a French philosopher, born in Paris.
Sarah Kofman was a French philosopher, born in Paris.
Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir (born Iceland, 1958) is professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland.
Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir (born Iceland, 1958) is professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland.
Simon Critchley
Simon Critchley (born 27 February 1960 in Hertfordshire) is an English philosopher currently teaching at The New School.
Simon Critchley (born 27 February 1960 in Hertfordshire) is an English philosopher currently teaching at The New School.
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis.
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis.
Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
Theodor W. Adorno was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
Tom Rockmore
Tom Rockmore was born in New York City.
Tom Rockmore was born in New York City.
Tran Duc Thao
Trần Đức Thảo (26 September 1917—24 April 1993) was a Vietnamese philosopher.
Trần Đức Thảo (26 September 1917—24 April 1993) was a Vietnamese philosopher.
Vincent Cespedes
Vincent Cespedes (born September 14, 1973 in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French philosopher and writer.
Vincent Cespedes (born September 14, 1973 in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French philosopher and writer.
Volker Zotz
Volker Zotz is an eminent Austrian philosopher, and a prolific author in German language.
Volker Zotz is an eminent Austrian philosopher, and a prolific author in German language.
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Werner Hamacher
Werner Hamacher (born 1948) is a German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction.
Werner Hamacher (born 1948) is a German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction.
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Berlin.
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Berlin.
William J. Richardson
William John Richardson, S. J. (born 1920) is an American philosopher, who was among the first to introduce the philosophy of Martin Heidegger to the English-speaking world.
William John Richardson, S. J. (born 1920) is an American philosopher, who was among the first to introduce the philosophy of Martin Heidegger to the English-speaking world.
William McNeill (philosopher)
William McNeill (born 1961) is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University.
William McNeill (born 1961) is Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University.
Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar (born 23 April 1942 in Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne) is a French Marxist philosopher.
Étienne Balibar (born 23 April 1942 in Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne) is a French Marxist philosopher.