Famous philosophers
The most-searched philosophers right now, with the latest news on each.
David Hume
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
Laozi
Ancient Chinese philosopher associated with Taoism
Judith Butler
American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)
Peter Singer
Australian moral philosopher (born 1946)
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, philosopher and writer (1932–2016)
Karl Popper
Austrian–British philosopher of science (1902–1994)
Democritus
Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)
Al-Ghazali
Sunni Muslim polymath (c. 1058–1111)
Michel de Montaigne
French author and philosopher (1533–1592)
Mikhail Bakunin
Russian revolutionary anarchist (1814–1876)
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist (1915–1980)
Larry Sanger
American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)
Bernard-Henri Lévy
French film director and philosopher
Martha Nussbaum
American philosopher (born 1947)
Averroes
Andalusian Muslim polymath (1126–1198)
Denis Diderot
French philosopher and writer (1713–1784)
Parmenides
5th-century BC Greek philosopher
Henri Bergson
French philosopher (1859–1941)
Peter Abelard
French philosopher (c. 1079–1142)
George Berkeley
Anglo-Irish philosopher and bishop (1685–1753)
Zhuang Zhou
Chinese philosopher (4th century BCE)
Philo
Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
Vandana Shiva
Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952)
Thomas Nagel
American philosopher