Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

male, deceased (1951)
philosophy, Philosopher of language, Logician, philosophy of language, From Vienna, Wittgensteinian philosopher…philosopher, Analyticphilosopher, philosopher of mind, German-language philosopher
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (April 26, 1889 in Vienna, Austria - April 29, 1951 in Cambridge, England) was an Austrian philosopher who...
Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle

male, deceased (1976)
military intelligence, World War II, Philosopher of language, psychological, British, Analyticphilosopher…philosopher, philosopher of mind, Wittgensteinian philosopher, ordinary language philosopher
Gilbert Ryle (Brighton, 19 August 1900-Oxford, 6 October 1976), was a philosopher, and a representative of the generation of British ordinary...
Rudolf Carnap

Rudolf Carnap

male, deceased (1970)
Logician, metaphysicians, naturalized citizen of the United States, Analyticphilosopher, logical positivism, Philosopher of language…philosopher, German-language philosopher
Rudolf Carnap (May 18, 1891, Ronsdorf, Germany - September 14, 1970, Santa Monica, California) was an influential philosopher who was active in...
Gottlob Frege

Gottlob Frege

male, deceased (1925)
German philosopher, from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 20th-century philosophy, Philosopher of language, Logician, Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege…19th Century German philosopher, German-language philosopher, philosopher, Analyticphilosopher, analytic philosophy
Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician who became a logician and philosopher. He helped found both modern mathematical logic and...
Willard van Orman Quine

Willard van Orman Quine

male, deceased (2000)
Rolf Schock Prize laureate, American military personnel of World War II, Philosopher of metaphysics, world war ii veteran, Harvard University alumni, Analyticphilosopher…philosopher, Philosopher of language
Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25, 1908 - December 25, 2000), usually cited as W.V. Quine or W.V.O. Quine was one of the most influential...
Richard Rorty

Richard Rorty

male, deceased (2007) (Stanford, California, United States)
Irony theorist, philosophy, Analyticphilosopher, pragmatist, American, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature…philosopher of mind, Philosopher of language, philosopher
Richard McKay Rorty was an American philosopher. Rorty's long and diverse career saw him working in Philosophy, Humanities, and Literature...
Donald Davidson

Donald Davidson

male, deceased (2003)
Stanford University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, rockefeller university, Donald Herbert Davidson, philosopher…philosopher of mind, Analyticphilosopher, Philosopher of language
Donald Herbert Davidson (March 6, 1917 - August 30, 2003) was an American philosopher, who served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the...
John Rawls

John Rawls

male, deceased (2002)
Liberalism, A Theory of Justice, justice, American philosopher, philosopher, professor…greatest philosopher of all time, Kantian philosopher, 20th century philosopher, political philosopher, Analyticphilosopher
John Rawls (February 21, 1921 - November 24, 2002) was an American philosopher, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and...
Daniel Dennett

Daniel Dennett

male, 67 years old
Analyticphilosopher, Brights movement, Brights, Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, Tufts University, From Boston…philosopher, philosopher of mind
Daniel Clement Dennett (born March 28 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a prominent American philosopher whose research centers on philosophy of...
Hilary Putnam

Hilary Putnam

male, 83 years old
type-identity, metaphysicians, type physicalism, Philosopher of science, quasi-empiricism in mathematics, thought experiment…Philosopher of language, Analyticphilosopher, philosopher, philosopher of mind
Hilary Whitehall Putnam (born July 31 1926) is an American philosopher who has been a central figure in Western philosophy since the 1960s,...