Unamuno (1864-1936)

Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) On Love Love comes from compasion Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) was a Spanish philosopher, novelist and poet. After studying at the University of Madrid, he became a prof...

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Zambrano (1904-1991)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. CLEARINGS IN THE FOREST 2. WHY DO WRITERS WRITE? 3. EXPERIENCE OF LIFE 4. PHILOSOPHY STEEPS OUT OF LIFE Maria Zambrano (1904-1991) was a Spanish philosopher whose philosophy wa...

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Weil (1909-1943)

Simone Weil (1909-1943) On Love Simone Weil (1909-1943) was a Jewish-born French spiritual philosopher, and was also a political activist with communist and anarchist leanings. She studied philosophy ...

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Stein (1891-1942)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. EMPATHIC UNDERSTANDING 2. SHAPING MY BELIEF 3. 4.  Edith Stein was a German philosopher, a student of Edmund Husserl, the father of Phenomenology. She wrote her PhD disser...

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Nietzsche (1844-1900)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. SELF-CREATION2. THE DEATH OF GOD3. THE VIRTUE OF GIFT-GIVING Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher and one of the most influential thinkers of modern times. ...

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Marcel (1889-1973)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. FIDELITY TO MYSELF 2. GENEROSITY AS LIGHT 3. PHILOSOPHICAL EXPERIENCE  4. BEING TOGETHER 5. ATTITUDE TO LIFE 6. DEEP IDEAS Gabriel Marcel (1...

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Skeptics (4th-3rd century BC)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. SEXTUS EMPIRICUS 2. . PYRRHO 3. CARNEADES SKEPTICS PHILOSOPHERS The Skeptic school of philosophy was founded by the Greek philosopher Pyrrho in the 4th-3rd century BC...

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Heschel (1907-1972)

Abraham Heschel (1907-1972) THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. THE INEFFABLE  2. CREATING HIGHER NEEDS  3. RADICAL AMAZEMENT Abraham Heschel (1907-1972) was a Jewish American thinker, rabbi, phil...

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Fromm (1900-1980)

Erich Fromm (1900-1980) On Love I love the world through you Erich Fromm (1900-1980) was a German-born Jewish psychologist, psychiatrist, and philosopher. He did his doctorate in sociology, and then s...

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Marías (1914-2005)

 MARÍAS (1914-2005)  THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. PHILOSOPHIZING INCLUDES ITS HISTORY 2. THE EXPERIENCE OF LIFE 3. TRUTH 4. AUTHENTICITY Julián Marías (1914-2005) was a Spani...

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Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

MARCUS AURELIUS (121-180) THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. HARMONY WITH NATURE2. INNER PEACE3. SELF-REFLECTION4. TIME AND CHANGE5. THE REAL SELF Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Philosopher and a Roman emper...

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Langer

Susanne Langer (1895-1985)  THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. THE NEED TO SYMBOLIZE2. ART SHAPES FEELINGS  3. ART AS AN ILLUSION Susanne Langer (1895-1985) was an American Philosopher, one of th...

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Schweitzer (1875-1965) 

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)  THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. REVERENCE FOR LIFE 2. THE WILL TO LIVE  3.THE SOCIAL MISSION OF PHILOSOPHY Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a French-German...

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Sartre (1905-1980)

My true self is my freedom to define myself Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was an important French existentialist philosopher, political activist, novel...

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Russell (1872-1970)

Bertrand Russell – From mathematical thinking to Hegelianism and back   Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was an important British philosopher, considered one of the founders of modern analytic philos...

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Reid (1710-1796)

Thomas Reid (1710-1796) THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. COMMON SENSE 2. HUMAN POWERS 3. GRANDEUR Thomas Reid (1710-1796) was a Scottish philosopher and the father of modern “common-sense philo...

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Pre-Socratics

THEMES ON THIS PAGE: 1. HERACLITUS 2. PARMENIDES 3. DEMOCRITUS  PRE-SOCRATIC PHILOSOPHERS Western philosophy was born in the 6th century in ancient Greece. For the first time in Western civilizat...

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Descartes (1596-1650)

RENÉ DESCARTES I am a thing which thinks René Descartes (1596-1650), an important French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, is considered the father of modern philosophy. Under his influence, ...

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Plotinus (204-270)

THEMES ON THIS PAGE:  1. THE FALL OF THE SOUL 2. PEAK EXPERIENCE 3. CONTEMPLATION 4. BEAUTY Plotinus (204-270 AD) was a major Neo-Platonist philosopher who lived in late antiquity,...

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Plato (428-348 BC)

Plato (about 428-348 BC) On Love Plato (about 428-348 BC) was one of the main philosophers of Western thought. He grew up in Athens, and was a student of Socrates. He founded the Greek academy, which ...

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