Great Philosophers

The discoverer of the Pythagorean theorem taught that numbers were the ultimate reality and everything in nature was measured and predicted in rhythmic patterns and cycle

Apr 25, 2009 - Jackie Slevin

Robert Ingersoll was a master of political oratory and an opponent of slavery, women's subjugation, and religion.

Jan 30, 2009 - Jared Plotkin

The dialectic method of the elenchus proposed by Socrates is not merely a philosophical concept but a concrete tool for seeking truth.

Jan 22, 2009 - Arash Farzaneh

The moral development in the philosophy of existentialism proposed by various major, influential and controversial Western philosophers.

Dec 13, 2008 - Arash Farzaneh

The Republic contains Plato's thoughts on society. Book Ten is dedicated to Art and the role Plato believed it should take in society.

Nov 18, 2008 - Sabrina Louise Webb

Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976) is considered by many to be one of the most significant and influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

Nov 11, 2008 - Jen Syrkiewicz

He claims that it's impossible for God to have a reason to place the universe in one place instead of the other when all the relations between the bodies are preserved.

Oct 26, 2008 - Bengisu Kuscu

One of the most important Western philosophers of the 20th century, and author of "Being and Time", Heidegger reformulated the foundations of philosophy.

Sep 24, 2008 - Nathaniel Moya

In his Second Meditation, Descartes tries to prove that physical things can only be known through an inspection of the mind and not through the senses or the imagination.

Sep 20, 2008 - Bengisu Kuscu

Many of today's political viewpoints, whether Democrat or Republican in nature, are bourn from the philosophies of the ancient.

Sep 15, 2008 - Stephanie Cox

Eventually named the Great Teutonic Philosopher, Jacob Boehme was a simple shoemaker who became one of the greatest mystics the world has known.

Jul 31, 2008 - Marilynn Hughes

Although there are many works attributed to Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, the Divine Pymander is one of the 42 works he is believed to have written.

Jul 17, 2008 - Marilynn Hughes

Though Daniel C. Dennett sides with incendiary atheist Richard Dawkins, he offers a friendlier, more measured voice in the debate over science and religion.

Jun 24, 2008 - Jason Streitfeld

This article on the philosopher Leibniz provides a short summary of his life, including details of his birth, education and career.

Nov 1, 2007 - Lucy Gostwick