Jeremy Bentham. Henry William Pickersgill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Jeremy Bentham is one of those thinkers who never quite leaves the room once you encounter him. His ideas linger, sometimes uncomfortably, whenever we...
Bust of Cato the Younger. Laci3, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Cato the Younger Biography and Legacy Cato the Younger, also known as Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (95–46 BCE), remains one of the most admired...
Cleanthes. Theodoor Galle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Cleanthes of Assos (c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC) stands as one of the central figures in early Stoic philosophy. A devoted student of Zeno...
Søren Kierkegaard. La Biblioteca Real de Dinamarca, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) was a Danish philosopher, theologian, and writer, often considered the father of existentialism. His work explored themes of faith,...
Swami Vivekananda. Thomas Harrison, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Swami Vivekananda Biography, Philosophy, and Legacy Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and spiritual leader who played a key role in introducing Indian...
Epicurus. Interstate295revisited at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Epicurus Biography, Philosophy and Legacy Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the philosophical school known as Epicureanism. His teachings focused...
Seneca. Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Seneca Biography, Philosophy and Legacy Seneca the Younger, also known as Lucius Annaeus Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and advisor to the...
Niccolò Machiavelli. Santi di Tito, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher, writer, diplomat, and historian, best known for his work “The Prince” (Il Principe), written in 1513,...
Arthur Schopenhauer. Artistosteles, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th-century German philosopher known for his pessimistic view of human existence. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), Schopenhauer’s philosophy was deeply influenced by...
David Hume Statue. Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash In this article, we shall discuss the great Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, David Hume, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers...