My Most Influential Philosophers

Diogenes

Rene Descartes

René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who invented analytical geometry, linking the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra. He is also known for his philosophical statement, Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am). Descartes is often regarded as a foundational... read more

Plato

Karl Marx

Karl Marx (5 May 1818-14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, economist, historian, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known works are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto, co-written with Friedrich Engels, and the three-volume Das... read more

Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He is best known for his concepts such as the will to power, the Übermensch, and the declaration... read more

Pierre Proudhon

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He introduced key concepts such as the unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, and the significance... read more

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He is most famous for founding the religion of Thelema in the early 20th century. Crowley identified himself as a prophet chosen to guide humanity into a new spiritual era known as the Æon of Horus... read more