Top 10 American Philosophers
The Top Ten
1 Henry David Thoreau
Looks like Lincoln, but was a philosopher & man was he powerful. Good for our country.
2 Reinhold Niebuhr
3 Theodore Parker
4 Henry George
5 Joseph Campbell
6 Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson, known professionally as Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, known professionally as Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
7 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
8 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 6, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.
Benjamin Franklin (January 6, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General. Claimed to be the 1st person to discover electricity, with such a risk involved.
9 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and served as the 3rd President of the United States from 1801-1809. He was born on April 13, 1743, and died on July 4, 1826, on the same day 2nd United States President John Adams died.
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and served as the 3rd President of the United States from 1801-1809. He was born on April 13, 1743, and died on July 4, 1826, on the same day 2nd United States President John Adams died. Helped with the Declaration of Independence.
10 John Dewey
The Contenders
11 Walter Rauschenbusch
12 Thomas Paine
13 Betty Friedan
14 Howard Thurman
15 Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
16 Walter George Muelder
17 Kurt Vonnegut
18 Camille Paglia
19 Emma Goldman
20 Norman O. Brown
21 Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an African American minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an African American minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.
22 Samuel Adams
23 Judith Butler
24 Saul Alinsky
25 W.E.B. Du Bois
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