John Locke

John Locke

male, deceased (1704)
English, philosopher, political philosophy, Social Contract, rousseau, Tabula Rasa…political philosopher, Philosopher of language, Enlightenment philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher
John Locke was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract...
Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

male, deceased (1679)
English, Former student of Magdalen Hall, Oxford, philosopher, state of nature, leviathan, Philosophical anthropology…Earlymodernphilosopher, Philosopher of law, political philosopher
Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 - 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, whose famous 1651 book "Leviathan" established the agenda for nearly all...
René Descartes

René Descartes

male, deceased (1650)
mathematician, philosopher, stockholm, died 11.2.1650, died in stockholm, born 31.3.1596…Father of Modern Mathematics, Father of Modern Philosophy, early modern, French philosopher
René Descartes (March 31, 1596 - February 11, 1650), also known as "Renatus Cartesius" (latinized form), was a highly influential French p...
David Hume

David Hume

male, deceased (1776)
philosopher, historian, Skepticism, Scottish, The History of England, Essayist…Enlightenment philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher
David Hume (April 26, 1711 - August 25, 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is considered one of the most important...
Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

male, deceased (1626)
tudor, English, scientific method, from WestmInster, Baconian method, methodology…philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher, LGBT philosopher
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist, but is best known as a philosophical advocate and...
Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza

male, deceased (1677)
Rationalist, Determinist, philosopher, Biblical criticism, age of enlightenment, 17th-century philosophy…Earlymodernphilosopher, philosopher of mind, Enlightenment philosopher, The absolute philosopher, pre-enlightenment philosopher
Baruch de Spinoza (lived November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Jewish origin. Revealing considerable sc...
George Berkeley

George Berkeley

male, deceased (1753)
Anglican bishop of Cloyne, objects, sense, Irish spiritual writer, from County Kilkenny, University of California, Berkeley…Enlightenment philosopher, philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher, Irish natural philosopher
George Berkeley (12 March 1685 - 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

male, deceased (1778)
French, philosopher, Autobiographer, Roman Catholic, Alternative education, philosophes…Enlightenment philosopher, political philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French...
Thomas More

Thomas More

male, deceased (1535)
Roman Catholic, executed under the Tudors, from the City of London, English Renaissance humanist, Old Waynflete, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era…philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher
Thomas More Thomas More Thomas More had an education suited to a son of a gentleman, and seemed destined for the legal career mapped out by his...
Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke

male, deceased (1797)
Whig MP, Politics of Bristol, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, whig, American, classical liberalism…philosopher, Earlymodernphilosopher, Modern Humanities Research Association
Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many...