SettingsExistentialists
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Abdur Rahman Badawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بدوى) (February 17, 1917 – July 25, 2002) was an Egyptian existentialist professor of philosophy and poet, and is called the "foremost master of Ara...
Abdur Rahman Badawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بدوى) (February 17, 1917 – July 25, 2002) was an Egyptian existentialist professor of philosophy and poet, and is called the "foremost master of Ara...
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.
Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century.
Albert Camus
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Aous Shakra
Aous Shakra (also Aous Chakra) (أوس شقرة) (April 22, 1908 - April 1, 1992) was an existential philosopher and politician.
Aous Shakra (also Aous Chakra) (أوس شقرة) (April 22, 1908 - April 1, 1992) was an existential philosopher and politician.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Benjamin Fondane
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Carmen Laforet
Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War.
Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War.
Colin Wilson
Colin Henry Wilson is a prolific English writer who first came to prominence as a philosopher and novelist.
Colin Henry Wilson is a prolific English writer who first came to prominence as a philosopher and novelist.
Dino Buzzati
Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera.
Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera.
Emil Fackenheim
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim, Ph.D. was a noted Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emile Benoit (writer)
Emile Benoit is the pseudonym for the American author of the critically acclaimed Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man as well as the full length play A Midsummer Night's Hangover.
Emile Benoit is the pseudonym for the American author of the critically acclaimed Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man as well as the full length play A Midsummer Night's Hangover.
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.
Fernando González (writer)
Fernando González Ochoa (April 24, 1895 - February 16, 1964), was a Colombian writer and existentialist philosopher known as "el filósofo de Otraparte" (The Philosopher from somewhere else).
Fernando González Ochoa (April 24, 1895 - February 16, 1964), was a Colombian writer and existentialist philosopher known as "el filósofo de Otraparte" (The Philosopher from somewhere else).
Fouad Zakariyya
Fouad Zakariyya (or Fuʼād Zakarīyā) (b.
Fouad Zakariyya (or Fuʼād Zakarīyā) (b.
Franco Basaglia
Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist and neurologist who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, c...
Franco Basaglia was an Italian psychiatrist and neurologist who proposed the dismantling of psychiatric hospitals, pioneer of the modern concept of mental health, Italian psychiatry reformer, c...
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born French psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism.
Frantz Fanon was a Martinique-born French psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer whose work is influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory and Marxism.
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.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gary Cox (philosopher)
Gary Cox Gary Cox is a British philosopher and the author of several books on Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialism and general philosophy.
Gary Cox Gary Cox is a British philosopher and the author of several books on Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialism and general philosophy.
Hajime Tanabe
Hajime Tanabe was a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School.
Hajime Tanabe was a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School.
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.
James Anthony Froude
James Anthony Froude, 23 April 1818–20 October 1894, was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine.
James Anthony Froude, 23 April 1818–20 October 1894, was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine.
James Leonard Park
James Leonard Park (born in 1941) is an American author and existentialist philosopher from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
James Leonard Park (born in 1941) is an American author and existentialist philosopher from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jan Balabán
Jan Balabán (29 January 1961 – 23 April 2010) was a Czech writer, journalist, and translator.
Jan Balabán (29 January 1961 – 23 April 2010) was a Czech writer, journalist, and translator.
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Jane Welsh Carlyle was the wife of essayist Thomas Carlyle and has been cited as the reason for his fame and fortune.
Jane Welsh Carlyle was the wife of essayist Thomas Carlyle and has been cited as the reason for his fame and fortune.
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.
John Daniel Wild
John Daniel Wild (April 10, 1902 – October 23, 1972) was a twentieth century American philosopher.
John Daniel Wild (April 10, 1902 – October 23, 1972) was a twentieth century American philosopher.
John Macquarrie
John Macquarrie FBA TD was a Scottish theologian and philosopher, the author of Principles of Christian Theology and Jesus Christ in Modern Thought.
John Macquarrie FBA TD was a Scottish theologian and philosopher, the author of Principles of Christian Theology and Jesus Christ in Modern Thought.
John Micallef
John Micallef was a Maltese minor philosopher.
John Micallef was a Maltese minor philosopher.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov, Yoshe Ber) Soloveitchik (יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ'יק (1903–1993) was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher.
Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov, Yoshe Ber) Soloveitchik (יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ'יק (1903–1993) was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher.
José Ortega y Gasset
José Ortega y Gasset (9 May 1883 – 18 October 1955) was a Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist working during the first half of the 20th century while Spain oscillated between monarchy,...
José Ortega y Gasset (9 May 1883 – 18 October 1955) was a Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist working during the first half of the 20th century while Spain oscillated between monarchy,...
Juozas Girnius
Juozas Girnius (May 23, 1915 in Sudeikiai, Utena district – September 13, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a Lithuanian existentialist philosopher.
Juozas Girnius (May 23, 1915 in Sudeikiai, Utena district – September 13, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a Lithuanian existentialist philosopher.
Karl Barth
Karl Barth ( – ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian whom critics hold to be among the most important Christian thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important...
Karl Barth ( – ) was a Swiss Reformed theologian whom critics hold to be among the most important Christian thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important...
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.
Keiji Nishitani
Keiji Nishitani was a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitaro Nishida.
Keiji Nishitani was a Japanese philosopher of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitaro Nishida.
Kenzaburō Ōe
Kenzaburō Ōe is a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Kenzaburō Ōe is a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature.
Kōichi Mashimo
Kōichi Mashimo (born June 21, 1952) is a well-known Japanese anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train.
Kōichi Mashimo (born June 21, 1952) is a well-known Japanese anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train.
Ladislav Klíma
Ladislav Klíma, was a Czech philosopher and Novelist influenced by George Berkeley, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
Ladislav Klíma, was a Czech philosopher and Novelist influenced by George Berkeley, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
Lev Shestov
Lev Isaakovich Shestov, born Yehuda Leyb Schwarzmann, was a Ukrainian/Russian existentialist philosopher.
Lev Isaakovich Shestov, born Yehuda Leyb Schwarzmann, was a Ukrainian/Russian existentialist philosopher.
Lewis Gordon
Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born 1962) is an American philosopher who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, phenomenology, philosophy of existence, social a...
Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born 1962) is an American philosopher who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of human and life sciences, phenomenology, philosophy of existence, social a...
Louis H. Mackey
Louis H. Mackey (September 24, 1926 – March 25, 2004) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.
Louis H. Mackey (September 24, 1926 – March 25, 2004) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA.
Martin Buber
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
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."
Martti Olavi Siirala
Martti Olavi Siirala was a Finnish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and philosopher.
Martti Olavi Siirala was a Finnish psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and philosopher.
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...
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864, Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain – 31 December 1936, Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet,...
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864, Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain – 31 December 1936, Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet,...
Mulla Sadra
Ṣadr ad-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī also called Mulla Sadrā was a Iranian Shia Islamic philosopher, theologian and ‘Ālim who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century.
Ṣadr ad-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī also called Mulla Sadrā was a Iranian Shia Islamic philosopher, theologian and ‘Ālim who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century.
Nae Ionescu
Nae Ionescu was a Romanian philosopher, logician, mathematician, professor, and journalist.
Nae Ionescu was a Romanian philosopher, logician, mathematician, professor, and journalist.
Nicola Abbagnano
Nicola Abbagnano (15 July 1901 – 9 September 1990) was an Italian existential philosopher.
Nicola Abbagnano (15 July 1901 – 9 September 1990) was an Italian existential philosopher.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis is one of the most important Greek writers and philosophers of the 20th century, celebrated for his novel Zorba the Greek, considered his magnum opus.
Nikos Kazantzakis is one of the most important Greek writers and philosophers of the 20th century, celebrated for his novel Zorba the Greek, considered his magnum opus.
Paul Tillich
Paul Johannes Tillich was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Paul Johannes Tillich was a German-American theologian and Christian existentialist philosopher.
Petar Šegedin (writer)
Petar Šegedin was a Croatian writer.
Petar Šegedin was a Croatian writer.
Peter Wust
Peter Wust (28 August 1884, Rissenthal - 3 April 1940, Münster) was a German existentialist philosopher.
Peter Wust (28 August 1884, Rissenthal - 3 April 1940, Münster) was a German existentialist philosopher.
Pierre Boutang
Pierre Boutang was a French philosopher, poet and translator.
Pierre Boutang was a French philosopher, poet and translator.
R. D. Laing
Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illnessin particular, the experience of psychosis.
Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989) was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illnessin particular, the experience of psychosis.
Richard Wright (author)
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of sometimes controversial novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction.
Rick Turner (philosopher)
Richard Turner, known as Rick Turner, was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978.
Richard Turner, known as Rick Turner, was a South African philosopher who was allegedly assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978.
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.
Rudi Supek
Rudi Supek was a Croatian sociologist and a member of the Praxis School of Marxism.
Rudi Supek was a Croatian sociologist and a member of the Praxis School of Marxism.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Karl Bultmann (August 20, 1884, Wiefelstede – July 30, 1976, Marburg) was a German theologian of Lutheran background, who was for three decades professor of New Testament studies at the U...
Rudolf Karl Bultmann (August 20, 1884, Wiefelstede – July 30, 1976, Marburg) was a German theologian of Lutheran background, who was for three decades professor of New Testament studies at the U...
Ruy Belo
Ruy de Moura Belo (São João da Ribeira, 27 February 1933 – 8 August 1978 in Queluz) was a Portuguese poet and essayist.
Ruy de Moura Belo (São João da Ribeira, 27 February 1933 – 8 August 1978 in Queluz) was a Portuguese poet and essayist.
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...
Stig Dagerman
Stig Dagerman (5 October 1923, Älvkarleby, Uppsala County - 4 November 1954) was a Swedish author and journalist.
Stig Dagerman (5 October 1923, Älvkarleby, Uppsala County - 4 November 1954) was a Swedish author and journalist.
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Emil Frankl M.D., Ph.D. was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor.
Viktor Emil Frankl M.D., Ph.D. was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor.
Viktor Petrov
Viktor Petrov was a prominent Ukrainian existentialist writer.
Viktor Petrov was a prominent Ukrainian existentialist writer.
Vilém Flusser
Vilém Flusser was a Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist.
Vilém Flusser was a Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist.
Vytautas Mačernis
Vytautas Mačernis (June 5, 1921 – October 7, 1944) was a Lithuanian existentialist poet.
Vytautas Mačernis (June 5, 1921 – October 7, 1944) was a Lithuanian existentialist poet.
Walter A. Davis
Walter A. "Mac" Davis is an American philosopher, critic, and playwright.
Walter A. "Mac" Davis is an American philosopher, critic, and playwright.
Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (Freiburg, Germany, 1 July 1921 – 4 September 1980, Princeton, New Jersey) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet.
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (Freiburg, Germany, 1 July 1921 – 4 September 1980, Princeton, New Jersey) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet.
William James
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician.
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician.