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A. J. Baker (philosopher)
A. J. (Jim) Baker (born 1923) is an Australian philosopher who is best known for systematising the realist philosophy of John Anderson.
A. J. (Jim) Baker (born 1923) is an Australian philosopher who is best known for systematising the realist philosophy of John Anderson.
Alberto Toscano
Alberto Toscano is a cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher and translator best known to the English-speaking world for his translations of the work of Alain Badiou, including Badiou’s ...
Alberto Toscano is a cultural critic, social theorist, philosopher and translator best known to the English-speaking world for his translations of the work of Alain Badiou, including Badiou’s ...
Aldo Capitini
Aldo Capitini was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-Fascist and educator.
Aldo Capitini was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-Fascist and educator.
Allan Gibbard
Allan Gibbard (born 1942) is the Richard B. Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Allan Gibbard (born 1942) is the Richard B. Brandt Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
André Gorz
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
André Gorz (February 9, 1923, Vienna – September 22, 2007, Vosnon, France), pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was ...
Anthony Abela
Anthony Abela was a Maltese sociologist and minor philosopher.
Anthony Abela was a Maltese sociologist and minor philosopher.
B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic "B. F." Skinner was an American behaviorist, author, inventor, social philosopher and poet.
Burrhus Frederic "B. F." Skinner was an American behaviorist, author, inventor, social philosopher and poet.
Camil Mureşanu
Camil Bujor Mureşanu (born Turda, April 20, 1927) is a historian, professor, author, and translator.
Camil Bujor Mureşanu (born Turda, April 20, 1927) is a historian, professor, author, and translator.
Charles W. Mills
Charles W. Mills is a philosophy professor at Northwestern University.
Charles W. Mills is a philosophy professor at Northwestern University.
David Kolb
David Kolb (born 1939) is a well-known philosopher and the Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bates College in Maine.
David Kolb (born 1939) is a well-known philosopher and the Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bates College in Maine.
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.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism.
Gilbert Simondon
Gilbert Simondon (October 2, 1924 – February 7, 1989) was a French philosopher best known for his theory of individuation, a major source of inspiration for Gilles Deleuze and Bernard Stiegler.
Gilbert Simondon (October 2, 1924 – February 7, 1989) was a French philosopher best known for his theory of individuation, a major source of inspiration for Gilles Deleuze and Bernard Stiegler.
Hans Achterhuis
Herman Johan "Hans" Achterhuis (born September 1, 1942, Hengelo ) is Professor Emeritus in Systematic Philosophy at the University of Twente, The Netherlands and one of the country's foremost ph...
Herman Johan "Hans" Achterhuis (born September 1, 1942, Hengelo ) is Professor Emeritus in Systematic Philosophy at the University of Twente, The Netherlands and one of the country's foremost ph...
Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, thought by many to be the dominant scholar of his generation.
Joel Feinberg
Joel Feinberg (October 19, 1926, Detroit, Michigan - March 29, 2004, Tucson, Arizona) was an American political and social philosopher.
Joel Feinberg (October 19, 1926, Detroit, Michigan - March 29, 2004, Tucson, Arizona) was an American political and social philosopher.
Justin Clemens
Justin Clemens (born 22 April 1969) is an Australian philosopher, translator, social critic, and poet.
Justin Clemens (born 22 April 1969) is an Australian philosopher, translator, social critic, and poet.
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Livy A. Visano
Livy A. Visano is sociology and criminology professor at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Livy A. Visano is sociology and criminology professor at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Martin Hollis (philosopher)
(James) Martin Hollis (14 March 1938 - 27 February 1998) was an English philosopher.
(James) Martin Hollis (14 March 1938 - 27 February 1998) was an English philosopher.
Max Adler (Marxist)
Max Adler was an Austrian jurist, politician and social philosopher; his theories were of central importance to Austromarxism.
Max Adler was an Austrian jurist, politician and social philosopher; his theories were of central importance to Austromarxism.
Michel Aflaq
Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist.
Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist.
Norbert Leser
Norbert Leser (born May 31, 1933) is an Austrian jurist, political scientist and social philosopher best known for his lifelong affiliation with, and critical work on, the Social Democratic Part...
Norbert Leser (born May 31, 1933) is an Austrian jurist, political scientist and social philosopher best known for his lifelong affiliation with, and critical work on, the Social Democratic Part...
Oliver Feltham
Oliver Feltham is an Australian philosopher and translator working in Paris, France.
Oliver Feltham is an Australian philosopher and translator working in Paris, France.
Paolo Virno
Paolo Virno (born 1952) is an Italian philosopher, semiologist and a figurehead for the Italian Marxist movement.
Paolo Virno (born 1952) is an Italian philosopher, semiologist and a figurehead for the Italian Marxist movement.
Sally Haslanger
Sally Haslanger is a Professor of philosophy in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sally Haslanger is a Professor of philosophy in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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.
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.
Zaki al-Arsuzi
Zakī al-Arsūzī was a Syrian philosopher, philolog, sociologist, historian, and Arab nationalist.
Zakī al-Arsūzī was a Syrian philosopher, philolog, sociologist, historian, and Arab nationalist.