Great Philosophers
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Adam Smith and His Theory of Wealth
Philosophy and doctrine of Adam Smith, the man who founded economics, noted for modern free market, classical economics, laissez-faire, and division of labour.
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John Stuart Mill's Happiness and Pain
Brief biography and works of John Stuart Mill, known for his philosophy on morality, in particular the pursuit of happiness (or pleasure) and reduction of pain.
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Francis Bacon Philosophy and Works
Philosophy and works of English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. Best known books include The Advancement of Learning, Novum Organum and New Atlantis.
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Thomas Hobbes and His Philosophy
Philosophy of English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, noted for his concept of materialism and social contract theory projected in Leviathan. He also wrote De Cive.
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Alfred Tarski and His Philosophy
The philosophy of Alfred Tarski, best known for his contribution to logic, metamathematics, semantics and the philosophy of language.
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Quotes and Sayings from Great Philosophers
Short quotes on life, hope, and other human interests, from the best works of great philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, and Bertrand Russell.
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Willard Van Orman Quine Philosophy
Philosophy and work of American analytic philosopher and logician Willard Van Orman Quine, who believed that philosophy is not conceptual analysis.
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Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, known for his own concept of noumena, post-Kantian phenomena, and the world made-up of desires and ideas.
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Life and Essays of Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy of Michel de Montaigne, famous for scepticism and relativism, three essays including On Cannibals, and his motto, "What do I know?"
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William of Occam and His Philosophy
The philosophy of William of Occam advocated the idea that it is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer, and that in reality, everything is singular.
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Epicurus and His Philosophy
The philosophy of Epicurus, who wrote the Principle Doctrines and advocated an ethical teaching in the pursuit of happiness, conceived of as freedom from pain.
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Cynic Diogenes the Dog
Brief biography and philosophy of Diogenes, nicknamed the dog, and known as the cynic, philosopher who lived in a tub.
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Founder of Vienna Circle Moritz Schlick
The philosophy of German Moritz Schlick best-known for his verification theory of meaning, and his treatise, the General Theory of Knowledge.
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Philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza
Brief profile and philosophy of Dutch great thinker Baruch Benedict De Spinoza, best-known as the 17th century great rationalist.
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Greek Philosopher Parmenides of Elea
The logical deductions of Ancient Greek thinker Parmenides, famous for his only known poem On Nature, in particular, the section called The Way of the Truth.
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Charles Sanders Peirce Philosophy
Philosophy of American great thinker Charles Sanders Peirce, best known for pragmaticism and his significant contributions to logic.
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Philo of Alexandria and His Philosophy
Philosophy of Philo of Alexandria who believed that God should be worshiped from his Jewish upbringing, but with a Greek philosopher's view of God's nature.
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Alfred North Whitehead Philosophy
Philosophy and works of English great thinker Alfred North Whitehead, best known for his ideas on process philosophy.
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J.L. Austin How to Do Things with Words
Works of British philosopher John Langshaw Austin, best-known for his individualistic analysis of human thought, derived his writings from the study of ordinary language.
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The Philosophy of Plotinus
The philosophy of Roman thinker Plotinus who reworked and developed Plato's ideas.
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Gottlob Frege Philosophy
Insights to philosophy of Gottlob Frege, famous for Context Principle and Sense & Reference, predecessor of Bertrand Russell.
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Bertrand Russell Life and Philosophy
Profile of philosopher Bertrand Russell who laid the foundation of modern logic and best-known for Principia Mathematica.
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Democritus and Atomistic Philosophy
The philosophy of Greek thinker Democritus known for his atomistic concepts, that all things are made of finite atoms in constant motion.
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Philosophy of St Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas' the "Five Ways" philosophical arguments from Summa Theologica, his most important work.
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Roman Philosopher Boethius
The philosophy of Boethius, Roman statesman and philosopher, influenced by Aristotelian principles and Plato's philosophy.
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