Category Archives: Philosopher

Immanuel Kant

Posted on April 4, 2021 by beaugrand

He was a German philosopher who is considered the central figure of modern philosophy. Kant argued that fundamental concepts of the human mind structure human experience, that reason is the source of morality, that aesthetics arises from a faculty of … Continue reading →

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MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

Posted on March 29, 2020 by beaugrand

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, (B)106BCE Arpino, Italy – Die by Assassination: December 7, 43 BCE, Formia, Italy He was the greatest of Roman orators and the chief master of Latin prose style, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the … Continue reading →

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Posted on March 26, 2020 by beaugrand

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (B) 1729, Kamenz, Germany (D) 1781, Brunswick, Germany age 52 He was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and an outstanding representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the … Continue reading →

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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

Posted on March 26, 2020 by beaugrand

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (B) 1759, Marbach am Neckar, Germany (D) 1805, Weimar, Germany He was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life, Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendship … Continue reading →

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Alan Mathison

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Alan Mathison Turing 1912-1954 age 42 He was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with … Continue reading →

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Leszek Kołakowski

Posted on January 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Leszek Kołakowski (B) 1927 Radom, Poland (D) 2009, Oxford, United Kingdom age 82 He was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, Main Currents of … Continue reading →

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Posted on December 11, 2019 by beaugrand

Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-1797 age 38 She was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft’s life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships, received more attention than her writing. “A Vindication of the Rights … Continue reading →

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Michel Serres

Posted on December 5, 2019 by beaugrand

Michel Serres 1930,-June 1, 2019 He was a French philosopher, theorist, and writer. His works are notable for, while discussing subjects like death, angels and time, incorporating prose and multifaceted perspectives, as well as his unique approach to translating his … Continue reading →

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Marie-Sophie Germain

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Marie-Sophie Germain 177-1831 age 54 She was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, École Polytechnique and she gained education from books in her father’s library including ones by Leonhard … Continue reading →

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Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Posted on November 7, 2019 by beaugrand

Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799, Milan, Italy age 81 She was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook and the first woman appointed as a mathematics professor at a university discussing … Continue reading →