Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig von Mises

male, deceased (1973)
Libertarian, Austrian School, Economist, minarchist, economics, Austrian School economist…Socialphilosophy
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises was a notable economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement. He has been called the...
William James

William James

male, deceased (1910)
James Frazer, W.E.B. Du Bois, Astor House, Religion academic, Academic, from New York City…Socialphilosophy, philosophy
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational...
Isaiah Berlin

Isaiah Berlin

male, deceased (1997) (United States)
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, Old Pauline, Russian, From RIGA, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford…social equality, political philosophy, Socialphilosophy, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (June 6 1909 – November 5 1997), was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal th...
Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault

male, deceased (1984)
AIDS-related death, Sociologist, University of California, Berkeley faculty, University of California, Berkeley, Rhetoric theorist, structuralist…social institution, Socialphilosophy, Philosophy of sexuality, Social Sciences, French philosophy
Michel Foucault (October 15, 1926 - June 25, 1984) was a French philosopher and historian. He held a chair at the Collège de France, giving it the t...
Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham

male, deceased (1832)
philosopher, from Spitalfields, University College London, feminism, Political theorist, Socialphilosophy…social reform
Jeremy Bentham - June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theorist...
Jürgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas

male, 80 years old
philosopher, advanced capitalistic societies, From Dusseldorf, atheist, capitalism, University of Bonn alumni…social theory, social-evolutionary context, Socialphilosophy
Jürgen Habermas is a German philosopher and sociologist in the tradition of critical theory and American pragmatism. He is best known for his work o...
Joel Feinberg

Joel Feinberg

male, deceased (2004)
Princeton University, Brown University, University of Michigan, University of Arizona, UCLA, philosopher…Socialphilosophy, philosophy, social, legal philosophy
Joel Feinberg (October 19, 1926 - March 29, 2004) was an American philosopher. Feinberg studied at the University of Michigan, writing his...
Martin Buber

Martin Buber

male, deceased (1965)
Jewish, Israeli, Erasmus Prize winner, Theologian, philosopher, Austrian…social psychology, Socialphilosophy
Martin Buber was an Austrian-Jewish philosopher, translator, and educator, whose work centered on theistic ideals of religious consciousness,...
Max Horkheimer

Max Horkheimer

male, deceased (1973)
Jewish, Sociologist, German, Continental philosopher, Marxist theorist, Frankfurt School…Socialphilosophy
Max Horkheimer (February 14, 1895 - July 7, 1973) was a Jewish-German philosopher and sociologist, a founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt...
Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu

male, deceased (2002)
symbolic violence, Literary theory, habitus, philosophy, field, Embodiment…social capital, social, Socialphilosophy
Pierre Bourdieu was an acclaimed French sociologist whose work employed methods drawn from a wide range of disciplines: from philosophy and...