PHILOSOPHER THEORY BEST FEAUTURES

1. SOCRATES
 Way of life Greek philosopher whose way of
Born: c. 470 BC  Character life character and thought, exerted
Athens (Greece)  Thoughts a profound influence on ancient
Died: 399 BCE and modern philosophy
Athens

2. PLATO
Born: 21 May 428  Historical Most famous work is the Republic,
BCE or 427 BCE knowledge which details a wise society-run by
Athens, Ancient  Philosophical a philosopher, he also famous for
Greece imagination this dialogue (early, middle and
Died: 348 BCE or late) which showcase his
347 BCE metaphysical theory of forms

3. ARISTOTLE (GREEK ARISTOTELES)

 Ancient Greek One of the greatest intellectual
Born: 19 June 384 Philosopher figures of western history. Author
BC, Stagira,  Scientist of a philosophical and scientist
Greece that became the frame work and
Died: 7 March vehicle for both Christian
322 BC, Chalcis, Scholasticism and Medieval
Greece Islamic Philosophy

4. CONFUCIUS (KONG QIU)

(ZHONGNI)  China most Whose ideas have influenced the
famous Teacher civilization of East Asia
Born: 551 BC  Philosopher
Qufu state of  Political
China Theorist
Died: 479 BC
Zhou China

5. IMMANUEL KANT
Born: 22 April  Theory of German philosopher whose
1724 knowledge comprehensive and systematic
Königsberg,  Ethics and work in epistemology ethics and
Prussia Aesthetics aesthetics greatly influence all
(now Russia) subsequent philosophy especially
Died:12 February the various schools of Kantianism
1804 Königsberg and Idealism
6. VOLTAIRE (Marie Arouet)
 Tyranny Thought its critical capacity, luit
Born: 21  Bigotry and satire, Voltaire’s work
November 1694  Cruelty vigorously propagates and ideal of
Paris, France progress to which people of all
Died: 30 May nations have remained responsive
1778 Paris

7. RENE DESCARTES He formulated the first modern

Born: 31 March  French version of mind-body dualism,
1596 mathematician from which stems the mind- body
La Haye Touraine  Scientist problem and because he
France  Father of promoted the development of a
Died:11 February modern new science grounded in
1650 philosophy observation and experiment, he
Stockholm has been called the Father of
Sweden Modern Philosophy
8. JOHN LOCKE
Born: 29 August  English He was an inspirer of both the
1632 philosopher European Enlighten and the
Wrington,  Lies the modern Constitution of the United States
Somerset, Philosophical
England Empiricism
Died:28 October  Political
1704 Liberalism
High Laver, Essex
9. THOMAS AQUINAS (DOC.
ANGELICUS)  Italian He developed his own conclusion
Born: 1224/25 Dominican from Aristotelian premises,
Roccasecca, Theologian notably in the metaphysis of
Kingdom of  Medieval personality, creation and
Sicily Scholastic providence. He was responsible in
Died:7 March his two masterpieces the summa
1274 theologizes and the summa contra
Fossa nova gentiles

10.SIDDHARTA (SIDDHATA)
GAUTAMA  Birth Buddhism mean an enlightened
(BUDDHA)  Enlightenment being one who has awakened from
Born: c. 6th -4th  Passage into the sleep of ignorance and
century BCE nirvana achieved freedom from suffering
Kosala Kingdom
(now Epal)
Died: Magadha
Kingdom (now
Kasia India)
11. JEAN -JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Born: 28 June 1712  Philosopher Whose treatise and novels
Geneva  Writer inspired the leaders of the French
Switzerland  Political theorist Revolution and the Romantic
Died:2 July 1778 Generation
Ermenonville,
France

12. DAVID HUME

Born: 7 May 1711  Scottish Know especially for his
Edinburgh, Philosopher philosophical empiricism and
Scotland  Historian skepticism
Died:25 August  Economist
1776  Essayist
Edinburgh

13. AYN RAND (Alisa Zinovyevna

Rosenbaum)  Promoting Russian born American were
Born: February 2, Individualism influential among conservatives
1905 St.  Laissez-faire and libertarians and popular
Petersburg Capitalism among generation of young
Russian people in the United States from
Died: March 6, the mid 20 century
1982 New York
United States
14. THOMAS HOBBES Best known for his political
Born:5 April 1588  English philosophy especially as
Westport, Philosopher articulated in his masterpiece
Wiltshire,  Scientist Leviathan (1651). His enduring
England  Historian contribution is as a political
Died:4 December philosopher who justified wide
1679 Handwick ranging government powers on
Hall Derbyshire the basis of the self-interested
consent of citizens
15. Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius
Augustinus)  Latin Fathers In roman Catholicism he is
Born: 13  Most significant formally recognized as a doctor of
November 354 Christian thinker the church.
Tagaste Numidia  Confession
(now Algeria) (c.450)
Died: 28 August  City of God (c.413
430 – 426)
Hippo Regius
(now Algeria)