SettingsGerman-language philosophers
Adam Weishaupt
Johann Adam Weishaupt was a German philosopher and founder of the Order of Illuminati, a secret society with origins in Bavaria.
Johann Adam Weishaupt was a German philosopher and founder of the Order of Illuminati, a secret society with origins in Bavaria.
African Spir
Afrikan Aleksandrovich Špir (Russian: Африка́н Алекса́ндрович Спир; Ukrainian: Африка́н Олекса́ндрович Спір or Шпір, transcribed: Afrykan Oleksandrovych Spir or Shpir; German: Afrika...
Afrikan Aleksandrovich Špir (Russian: Африка́н Алекса́ндрович Спир; Ukrainian: Африка́н Олекса́ндрович Спір or Шпір, transcribed: Afrykan Oleksandrovych Spir or Shpir; German: Afrika...
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Alexius Meinong
Alexius Meinong (17 July 1853, Lemberg, Austria (now L'viv, Ukraine) - 27 November 1920, Graz, Austria) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology.
Alexius Meinong (17 July 1853, Lemberg, Austria (now L'viv, Ukraine) - 27 November 1920, Graz, Austria) was an Austrian philosopher, a realist known for his unique ontology.
Alois Riehl
The philosopher Alois Adolf Riehl (27 April 1844 – 21 November 1924) was born in Bozen (Bolzano) in Austria (now in Italy).
The philosopher Alois Adolf Riehl (27 April 1844 – 21 November 1924) was born in Bozen (Bolzano) in Austria (now in Italy).
Ansgar Beckermann
Ansgar Beckermann (1945 in Hamburg) is a German philosopher who deals primarily with philosophy of mind and epistemology.
Ansgar Beckermann (1945 in Hamburg) is a German philosopher who deals primarily with philosophy of mind and epistemology.
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 (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity.
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) 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...
Bartholomew Des Bosses
Bartholomew Des Bosses (29 August 1668, Chaineux; 17 April 1738, Cologne) was a Jesuit theologian and philosopher, known mainly for his voluminous correspondence with Leibniz.
Bartholomew Des Bosses (29 August 1668, Chaineux; 17 April 1738, Cologne) was a Jesuit theologian and philosopher, known mainly for his voluminous correspondence with Leibniz.
Bernard Bolzano
Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano, Bernard Bolzano in English, was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian, Catholic priest and antimilitarist of German mother t...
Bernhard Placidus Johann Nepomuk Bolzano, Bernard Bolzano in English, was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian, Catholic priest and antimilitarist of German mother t...
Branislav Petronijević
Branislav Petronijević (1875-1954) was a Serbian philosopher who wrote primarily in German and French.
Branislav Petronijević (1875-1954) was a Serbian philosopher who wrote primarily in German and French.
Burghart Schmidt
Burghart Schmidt (born November 30, 1942 in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg) is a German philosopher.
Burghart Schmidt (born November 30, 1942 in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg) is a German philosopher.
Carl Gustav Hempel
Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel (January 8, 1905 in Oranienburg, Germany - November 9, 1997 in Princeton, New Jersey) was a philosopher of science and a major figure in 20th-century logical empiricism.
Carl Gustav "Peter" Hempel (January 8, 1905 in Oranienburg, Germany - November 9, 1997 in Princeton, New Jersey) was a philosopher of science and a major figure in 20th-century logical empiricism.
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung (; (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical Psychology.
Carl Gustav Jung (; (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical Psychology.
Christian August Crusius
Christian August Crusius was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian.
Christian August Crusius was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian.
Christian Thomasius
Christian Thomasius (January 1, 1655 – September 23, 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
Christian Thomasius (January 1, 1655 – September 23, 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher.
Christian Wolff (philosopher)
Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as: Christian Freiherr von Wolff; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher.
Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as: Christian Freiherr von Wolff; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher.
Christoph Gottfried Bardili
Christoph Gottfried Bardili (18 May 1761 – 5 June 1808) was a German philosopher and cousin of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.
Christoph Gottfried Bardili (18 May 1761 – 5 June 1808) was a German philosopher and cousin of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.
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.
Emil Lask
Emil Lask (September 25, 1875 – May 26, 1915) was a German philosopher.
Emil Lask (September 25, 1875 – May 26, 1915) was a German philosopher.
Erich Unger
Erich Unger (1887-1950) was a Jewish philosopher of standing who published many articles and a number of books, many of them in his native tongue, German.
Erich Unger (1887-1950) was a Jewish philosopher of standing who published many articles and a number of books, many of them in his native tongue, German.
Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch (, July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher.
Ernst Bloch (, July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher.
Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold
Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold (18 October 1793 – 17 September 1855) was a German philosopher.
Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold (18 October 1793 – 17 September 1855) was a German philosopher.
Ernst Laas
Ernst Laas (June 16, 1837, Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, Prussia – July 25, 1885, Straßburg, Germany (now Strasbourg, France)) was a German philosopher.
Ernst Laas (June 16, 1837, Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg, Prussia – July 25, 1885, Straßburg, Germany (now Strasbourg, France)) was a German philosopher.
Ernst Mach
Ernst Mach (February 18, 1838 – February 19, 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.
Ernst Mach (February 18, 1838 – February 19, 1916) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves.
Ernst Tugendhat
Ernst Tugendhat (born March 8, 1930) is a Czech-born German philosopher.
Ernst Tugendhat (born March 8, 1930) is a Czech-born German philosopher.
Eugen Dühring
Eugen Karl Dühring (12 January 1833 – 21 September 1921) was a German philosopher and economist, a socialist who was a strong critic of Marxism.
Eugen Karl Dühring (12 January 1833 – 21 September 1921) was a German philosopher and economist, a socialist who was a strong critic of Marxism.
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.
Felix Weltsch
Felix Weltsch, Dr. jur et phil., was a German-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist.
Felix Weltsch, Dr. jur et phil., was a German-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist.
Franz Brentano
Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16, 1838 – March 17, 1917) was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence was felt by other such luminaries as Sig...
Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16, 1838 – March 17, 1917) was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence was felt by other such luminaries as Sig...
Franz Xaver von Baader
Franz Xaver von Baader was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian.
Franz Xaver von Baader was a German Roman Catholic philosopher and theologian.
Friedrich Eduard Beneke
Friedrich Eduard Beneke (February 17, 1798 – 1854) was a German psychologist.
Friedrich Eduard Beneke (February 17, 1798 – 1854) was a German psychologist.
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels (; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German entrepreneur, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Friedrich Engels (; 28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895) was a German entrepreneur, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory, alongside Karl Marx.
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was an influential German philosopher, literary figure, socialite and the younger brother of poet Johann Georg Jacobi.
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was an influential German philosopher, literary figure, socialite and the younger brother of poet Johann Georg Jacobi.
Friedrich Meinecke
Friedrich Meinecke (October 20, 1862 – February 6, 1954) was a German Liberal and historian, probably the most famous German historian of his generation.
Friedrich Meinecke (October 20, 1862 – February 6, 1954) was a German Liberal and historian, probably the most famous German historian of his generation.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a 19th-century German philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a 19th-century German philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist.
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (27 January 1775 – 20 August 1854), later von Schelling, was a German philosopher.
Georg Misch
Georg Misch (April 5, 1878 in Berlin, Germany – June 10, 1965 in Göttingen) was a German philosopher.
Georg Misch (April 5, 1878 in Berlin, Germany – June 10, 1965 in Göttingen) was a German philosopher.
Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel (March 1, 1858 – September 28, 1918) was a major German sociologist, philosopher, and critic.
Georg Simmel (March 1, 1858 – September 28, 1918) was a major German sociologist, philosopher, and critic.
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.
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.
German philosophy
German philosophy, here taken to mean either (1) philosophy in the German language or (2) philosophy by Germans, has been extremely diverse, and central to both the analytic and continental trad...
German philosophy, here taken to mean either (1) philosophy in the German language or (2) philosophy by Germans, has been extremely diverse, and central to both the analytic and continental trad...
Gottlob Frege
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 – 26 July 1925, ) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher.
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 – 26 July 1925, ) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher.
Gustav Tornier
Gustav Tornier (Dombrowken (today Dąbrowa Chełmińska, Poland), 9 May 1858 - Berlin, 25 April 1938) was a German zoologist and paleontologist.
Gustav Tornier (Dombrowken (today Dąbrowa Chełmińska, Poland), 9 May 1858 - Berlin, 25 April 1938) was a German zoologist and paleontologist.
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was an influential German Jewish political theorist.
Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was an influential German Jewish political theorist.
Hans Blumenberg
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher.
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher.
Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach (September 26, 1891 in Hamburg – April 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a leading philosopher of science, educator and proponent of logical empiricism.
Hans Reichenbach (September 26, 1891 in Hamburg – April 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a leading philosopher of science, educator and proponent of logical empiricism.
Hans Vaihinger
Hans Vaihinger (September 25, 1852 – December 18, 1933) was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Philosophie des Als Ob (Philosophy of As If), published i...
Hans Vaihinger (September 25, 1852 – December 18, 1933) was a German philosopher, best known as a Kant scholar and for his Philosophie des Als Ob (Philosophy of As If), published i...
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...
Hans-Joachim Niemann
Hans Joachim Niemann, born in 1941 in Kiel, is a German philosopher who has developed the methods of critical rationalism for applying them in the fields of metaphysics and ethics.
Hans Joachim Niemann, born in 1941 in Kiel, is a German philosopher who has developed the methods of critical rationalism for applying them in the fields of metaphysics and ethics.
Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart
Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm von Sigwart ( August 31, 1789 – November 16, 1844 ) was a German philosopher and logician.
Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm von Sigwart ( August 31, 1789 – November 16, 1844 ) was a German philosopher and logician.
Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory of light that had been put forth by James Clerk Maxwell.
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory of light that had been put forth by James Clerk Maxwell.
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.
Helmuth Plessner
Helmuth Plessner (September 4, 1892, Wiesbaden - June 12, 1985, Göttingen) was a German philosopher and sociologist, and a primary advocate of "philosophical anthropology".
Helmuth Plessner (September 4, 1892, Wiesbaden - June 12, 1985, Göttingen) was a German philosopher and sociologist, and a primary advocate of "philosophical anthropology".
Hermann Cohen
Hermann Cohen (4 July 1842 – 4 April 1918) was a German-Jewish philosopher, one of the founders of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism, and he is often held to be "probably the most impor...
Hermann Cohen (4 July 1842 – 4 April 1918) was a German-Jewish philosopher, one of the founders of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism, and he is often held to be "probably the most impor...
Hermann Lotze
Rudolf Hermann Lotze (21 May 1817 – 1 July 1881) was a German philosopher and logician.
Rudolf Hermann Lotze (21 May 1817 – 1 July 1881) was a German philosopher and logician.
Hermann Weyl
Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl FRS (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician and theoretical physicist.
Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl FRS (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician and theoretical physicist.
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg, researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology during and at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment.
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg, researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology during and at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment.
Irene Meichsner
Irene Meichsner is a German Science journalist and author.
Irene Meichsner is a German Science journalist and author.
Jacob Moleschott
Jacob Moleschott (9 August 1822, 's-Hertogenbosch - 20 May 1893, Rome) was a Dutch physiologist and writer on dietetics.
Jacob Moleschott (9 August 1822, 's-Hertogenbosch - 20 May 1893, Rome) was a Dutch physiologist and writer on dietetics.
Jakob Friedrich Fries
Jakob Friedrich Fries (23 August 1773 – 10 August 1843) was a German philosopher from Barby (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).
Jakob Friedrich Fries (23 August 1773 – 10 August 1843) was a German philosopher from Barby (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).
Jakob Sigismund Beck
Jakob Sigismund Beck (6 August 1761 – 29 August 1840), German philosopher, was born in the village of Ließau in the rural district of Marienburg (Malbork) in West Prussia in 1761, at that t...
Jakob Sigismund Beck (6 August 1761 – 29 August 1840), German philosopher, was born in the village of Ließau in the rural district of Marienburg (Malbork) in West Prussia in 1761, at that t...
Johann Augustus Eberhard
Johann Augustus Eberhard (August 31, 1739 – January 6, 1809) was a German theologian and "popular philosopher".
Johann Augustus Eberhard (August 31, 1739 – January 6, 1809) was a German theologian and "popular philosopher".
Johann Bernhard Basedow
Johann Bernhard Basedow (September 11, 1724, – July 25, 1790) was a German educational reformer, teacher and writer.
Johann Bernhard Basedow (September 11, 1724, – July 25, 1790) was a German educational reformer, teacher and writer.
Johann Christoph Gottsched
Johann Christoph Gottsched (2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German author and critic.
Johann Christoph Gottsched (2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German author and critic.
Johann Friedrich Herbart
Johann Friedrich Herbart (May 4, 1776August 14, 1841) was a German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
Johann Friedrich Herbart (May 4, 1776August 14, 1841) was a German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.
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 Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 1744 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Jakob Bachofen
Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815 – 1887) was a Swiss antiquarian, jurist and anthropologist, professor for Roman law at the University of Basel from 1841 to 1845.
Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815 – 1887) was a Swiss antiquarian, jurist and anthropologist, professor for Roman law at the University of Basel from 1841 to 1845.
Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz
Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz was a German philosopher and pedagog.
Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz was a German philosopher and pedagog.
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (16 September 1736 – 17 August 1807) was a German philosopher, statistician and scientist.
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (16 September 1736 – 17 August 1807) was a German philosopher, statistician and scientist.
Julian Nida-Rümelin
Julian Nida-Rümelin (born November 28 1954) is a German philosopher.
Julian Nida-Rümelin (born November 28 1954) is a German philosopher.
Julius Bahnsen
Dr. Julius Friedrich August Bahnsen (March 30, 1830 – December 7, 1881) was a German philosopher.
Dr. Julius Friedrich August Bahnsen (March 30, 1830 – December 7, 1881) was a German philosopher.
Jürgen Mittelstraß
Jürgen Mittelstraß (born October 11, 1936 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher especially interested in the philosophy of science.
Jürgen Mittelstraß (born October 11, 1936 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher especially interested in the philosophy of science.
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (May 6, 1781 – September 27, 1832) was a German philosopher, born at Eisenberg, Thuringia.
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (May 6, 1781 – September 27, 1832) was a German philosopher, born at Eisenberg, Thuringia.
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 Popper
Sir Karl Raimund Popper, CH FRS FBA (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austro-British philosopher and professor at the London School of Economics.
Sir Karl Raimund Popper, CH FRS FBA (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austro-British philosopher and professor at the London School of Economics.
Karl von Prantl
Carl von Prantl (28 January 1820 – 14 September 1888) was a German philosopher and philologist.
Carl von Prantl (28 January 1820 – 14 September 1888) was a German philosopher and philologist.
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Solger
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Solger (28 November 1780 – 20 October 1819) was a German philosopher and academic from Schwedt.
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Solger (28 November 1780 – 20 October 1819) was a German philosopher and academic from Schwedt.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (later: von) Schlegel (10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, critic and scholar.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (later: von) Schlegel (10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, critic and scholar.
Karl-Otto Apel
Karl-Otto Apel (born March 15, 1922 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Karl-Otto Apel (born March 15, 1922 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
Kurt Gödel
Kurt Friedrich Gödel (; ; April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was an Austrian/American logician, mathematician, and philosopher.
Kurt Friedrich Gödel (; ; April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was an Austrian/American logician, mathematician, and philosopher.
Leonard Nelson
Leonard Nelson (July 11, 1882, Berlin – October 29, 1927, Göttingen) was a German mathematician and philosopher.
Leonard Nelson (July 11, 1882, Berlin – October 29, 1927, Göttingen) was a German mathematician and philosopher.
Ludwig Büchner
Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (March 29, 1824 – May 1, 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th century scientific mater...
Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner (March 29, 1824 – May 1, 1899) was a German philosopher, physiologist and physician who became one of the exponents of 19th century scientific mater...
Ludwig Klages
Ludwig Klages was a German philosopher, psychologist and a theoretician in the field of handwriting analysis.
Ludwig Klages was a German philosopher, psychologist and a theoretician in the field of handwriting analysis.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who was a prominent figure in the Austrian School of economic thought.
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and classical liberal who was a prominent figure in the Austrian School of economic thought.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who held the professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947.
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who held the professorship in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947.
Martin Buber
Martin Buber (מרטין בובר; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the ...
Martin Buber (מרטין בובר; February 8, 1878 – June 13, 1965) was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the ...
Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976; ) was an influential German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."
Martin Heidegger (September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976; ) was an influential 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.
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 Scheler
Max Ferdinand Scheler (August 22, 1874 – May 19, 1928) was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology.
Max Ferdinand Scheler (August 22, 1874 – May 19, 1928) was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology.
Max Stirner
Johann Kaspar Schmidt (October 25, 1806 – June 26, 1856), better known as Max Stirner (the nom de plume he adopted from a schoolyard nickname he had acquired as a child because of his ...
Johann Kaspar Schmidt (October 25, 1806 – June 26, 1856), better known as Max Stirner (the nom de plume he adopted from a schoolyard nickname he had acquired as a child because of his ...
Max Weber
Maximilian Karl Emil "Max" Weber (; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipli...
Maximilian Karl Emil "Max" Weber (; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist and political economist who profoundly influenced social theory, social research, and the discipli...
Moritz Schlick
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick (April 14, 1882 – June 22, 1936) was a German philosopher, physicist and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle.
Friedrich Albert Moritz Schlick (April 14, 1882 – June 22, 1936) was a German philosopher, physicist and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle.
Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn (6 September 1729– 4 January 1786) was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment) is indebted.
Moses Mendelssohn (6 September 1729– 4 January 1786) was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment) is indebted.
Nicolai Hartmann
Nicolai Hartmann (Nikolajs Hartmanis; 20 February 1882 in Riga, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire – 9 October 1950 in Göttingen, West Germany) was a Baltic German philosopher.
Nicolai Hartmann (Nikolajs Hartmanis; 20 February 1882 in Riga, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire – 9 October 1950 in Göttingen, West Germany) was a Baltic German philosopher.
Nicolaus Taurellus
Nicolaus Taurellus (Latin, from Nikolaus Öchslin) (November 26, 1547 - September 28, 1606) was a German philosopher and theologian.
Nicolaus Taurellus (Latin, from Nikolaus Öchslin) (November 26, 1547 - September 28, 1606) was a German philosopher and theologian.
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 Liebmann
Otto Liebmann, born February 2, 1840, died January 14, 1912, was a German philosopher.
Otto Liebmann, born February 2, 1840, died January 14, 1912, was a German philosopher.
Panagiotis Kondylis
Panagiotis Kondylis, was a Greek writer, translator and publications manager who principally wrote in German, in addition to translating most of his work into Greek.
Panagiotis Kondylis, was a Greek writer, translator and publications manager who principally wrote in German, in addition to translating most of his work into Greek.
Paul Natorp
Paul Gerhard Natorp (24 January 1854-17 August 1924) was a German neo-Kantian philosopher, and educationalist, of the Marburg school.
Paul Gerhard Natorp (24 January 1854-17 August 1924) was a German neo-Kantian philosopher, and educationalist, of the Marburg school.
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.
Philipp Mainländer
Philipp Mainländer (born October 5, 1841, in Offenbach, Hesse, Germany; died April 1, 1876, in Offenbach) was a German poet and philosopher.
Philipp Mainländer (born October 5, 1841, in Offenbach, Hesse, Germany; died April 1, 1876, in Offenbach) was a German poet and philosopher.
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.
Richard Avenarius
Richard Heinrich Ludwig Avenarius (November 19, 1843 – August 18, 1896) was a German-Swiss philosopher.
Richard Heinrich Ludwig Avenarius (November 19, 1843 – August 18, 1896) was a German-Swiss philosopher.
Richard Hönigswald
Richard Hönigswald (18 July 1875 in Magyar-Óvár in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, (the present Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary) – 11 June 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) was a well-known philosopher be...
Richard Hönigswald (18 July 1875 in Magyar-Óvár in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, (the present Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary) – 11 June 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) was a well-known philosopher be...
Richard von Schubert-Soldern
Richard Ritter von Schubert-Soldern (14 December 1852, Prague - 19 October 1924) was a Czech-born German philosopher.
Richard Ritter von Schubert-Soldern (14 December 1852, Prague - 19 October 1924) was a Czech-born German philosopher.
Richard Wahle
Richard Wahle (January 14, 1857, Vienna - October 21, 1935, Vienna) was professor of philosophy at the Universities of Czernowitz and Vienna.
Richard Wahle (January 14, 1857, Vienna - October 21, 1935, Vienna) was professor of philosophy at the Universities of Czernowitz and Vienna.
Roman Ingarden
Roman Witold Ingarden (February 5, 1893 – June 14, 1970) was a Polish philosopher who worked in phenomenology, ontology and aesthetics.
Roman Witold Ingarden (February 5, 1893 – June 14, 1970) was a Polish philosopher who worked in phenomenology, ontology and aesthetics.
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Rudolf Carnap was an influential German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter.
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (25 or 27 February 1861 in Donji Kraljevec, then Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire – 30 March 1925 in Dornach, Switzerland) was an Austrian philosopher, social thi...
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (25 or 27 February 1861 in Donji Kraljevec, then Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire – 30 March 1925 in Dornach, Switzerland) was an Austrian philosopher, social thi...
Salomon Maimon
Salomon ben Josua Maimon (שלמה מימון) (1753, Sukowiborg/Niasviž, near Mirz, Polish-Lithuania - 22 November 1800, Nieder-Siegersdorf*, Niederschlesien) was a German philosopher born of ...
Salomon ben Josua Maimon (שלמה מימון) (1753, Sukowiborg/Niasviž, near Mirz, Polish-Lithuania - 22 November 1800, Nieder-Siegersdorf*, Niederschlesien) was a German philosopher born of ...
Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
Theodor W. Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.
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 intellectual, who functioned variously as a literary critic, philosopher, sociologist, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish intellectual, who functioned variously as a literary critic, philosopher, sociologist, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Wilhelm Dilthey
Wilhelm Dilthey (; 19 November 1833 – 1 October 1911) was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University ...
Wilhelm Dilthey (; 19 November 1833 – 1 October 1911) was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist and hermeneutic philosopher, who held Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University ...
Wilhelm Windelband
Wilhelm Windelband (May 11, 1848, Potsdam – October 22, 1915, Heidelberg) was a German philosopher of the Baden School.
Wilhelm Windelband (May 11, 1848, Potsdam – October 22, 1915, Heidelberg) was a German philosopher of the Baden School.
Wolfgang Fritz Haug
Wolfgang Fritz Haug (born March 23, 1936 in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany) was from 1979 till his retirement in 2001 professor of philosophy at the Free University Berlin, where he had also studi...
Wolfgang Fritz Haug (born March 23, 1936 in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany) was from 1979 till his retirement in 2001 professor of philosophy at the Free University Berlin, where he had also studi...