Philosopher Directory

16 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
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Name ↑Years
Movement
Era & Tradition
Branch
Books Ideas Views Saves
Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara
788–820
Hindu / Vedic
Eastern
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
—
—
1
0
B.R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji
1891–1956
Buddhism
Contemporary
Political Philosophy, Ethics
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—
2
0
Siddhartha Gautama
Buddha
563–483 BC
Buddhism
Eastern
Ethics, Metaphysics
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—
7
1
Chanakya
Chanakya
350–275 BC
Indian
Eastern
Political Philosophy, Ethics
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—
1
0
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi, Mahatma
1869–1948
Hindu / Vedic
Contemporary
Ethics, Political Philosophy
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—
2
0
Kanada
Kanada
600–100 BC
Hindu / Vedic
Eastern
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Nature
—
—
1
0
Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya
1238–1317
Hindu / Vedic
Eastern
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
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—
1
0
Ramana Maharshi
Maharshi, Ramana
1879–1950
Mysticism
Contemporary
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion
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—
1
0
Mahavira
Mahavira
599–527 BC
Indian
Eastern
Ethics, Philosophy of Religion
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—
1
0
Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
150–250 AD
Buddhism
Eastern
Metaphysics, Epistemology
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—
1
0
Patanjali
Patanjali
200–100 BC
Hindu / Vedic
Eastern
Philosophy of Mind, Ethics
—
—
1
0
Ramanuja
Ramanuja
1017–1137
Hindu / Vedic
Eastern
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
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—
1
0
Amartya Sen
Sen, Amartya
b. 1933
Analytic
Contemporary
Political Philosophy, Ethics
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—
0
0
Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore, Rabindranath
1861–1941
Hindu / Vedic
Contemporary
Aesthetics, Ethics
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—
1
0
Udayana
Udayana
c. 975–1050
Hindu / Vedic
Medieval
Philosophy of Religion, Logic
—
—
1
0
Vasubandhu
Vasubandhu
320–400
Buddhism
Eastern
Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
—
—
1
0
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