Philosopher Directory

192 philosophers
Eras & Traditions
Ancient & Classical
c. 600 BCE – 500 CE
Eastern Philosophy
c. 800 BCE – present
Medieval
c. 500 – 1500
Early Modern
c. 1500 – 1800
Modern Philosophy
c. 1780 – 1950
Contemporary
c. 1900 – present
Name Years
Movement
Era & Tradition
Branch
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George Santayana
Santayana, George
1863–1952
Analytic
Contemporary
Metaphysics, Ethics
1
0
Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre, Jean-Paul
1905–1980
Existentialism
Contemporary
Ethics, Existentialism
1
2
14
0
Friedrich Schelling
Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph
1775–1854
Idealism
Modern
Metaphysics, Natural Philosophy
1
0
Arthur Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer, Arthur
1788–1860
Idealism
Modern
Metaphysics, Aesthetics
1
0
John Searle
Searle, John
1932–
Analytic
Contemporary
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language
2
0
Amartya Sen
Sen, Amartya
b. 1933
Analytic
Contemporary
Political Philosophy, Ethics
0
0
Seneca
Seneca
4 BC–65 AD
Stoicism
Ancient
Ethics, Political Philosophy
1
0
Sextus Empiricus
Sextus Empiricus
160–210
Skepticism
Ancient
Epistemology, Logic
1
0
Shinran
Shinran
1173–1263
Buddhism
Eastern
Philosophy of Religion, Ethics
1
0
Henry Sidgwick
Sidgwick, Henry
1838–1900
Utilitarianism
Modern
Ethics
0
0
Peter Singer
Singer, Peter
b. 1946
Utilitarianism
Contemporary
Ethics, Political Philosophy
1
0
Socrates
Socrates
470–399 BC
Socratic
Ancient
Ethics, Epistemology
0
0
Vladimir Solovyov
Solovyov, Vladimir
1853–1900
Mysticism
Modern
Metaphysics, Ethics
2
0
Herbert Spencer
Spencer, Herbert
1820–1903
Positivism
Modern
Ethics, Political Philosophy
1
0
Baruch Spinoza
Spinoza, Baruch
1632–1677
Rationalism
Early Modern
Metaphysics, Ethics
2
0
St Augustine
St Augustine
354–430
Neoplatonism
Ancient
Ethics, Metaphysics
2
10
6
0
Edith Stein
Stein, Edith
1891–1942
Phenomenology
Contemporary
Philosophy of Mind, Ethics
1
0
Rudolf Steiner
Steiner, Rudolf
1861–1925
Mysticism
Contemporary
Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Nature
0
0
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
544–496 BC
Daoism
Eastern
Political Philosophy, Ethics
0
0
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
1866–1925
Chinese
Contemporary
Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy
1
0
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg, Emanuel
1688–1772
Mysticism
Early Modern
Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics
1
0
Richard Swinburne
Swinburne, Richard
1934–
Analytic
Contemporary
Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics
0
0
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