Philosophers

Eloquence, pessimism, plus a bad mood... These are the hallmarks of Arthur Schopenhauer, an outstanding German philosopher, misanthrope, inveterate bachelor, and one of the most famous thinkers of irrationalism.

Plato (left) and Aristotle (right), a detail of The School of Athens, a fresco by Raphael.

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Irrationalism, 19th- and early 20th-century philosophical movement that claimed to enrich the apprehension of human life by expanding it beyond the rational to its fuller dimensions. Rooted either in metaphysics or in an awareness of the uniqueness of human experience, irrationalism stressed the

Which famous philosopher do you share a viewpoint with? This quiz asks the big questions to find the answer.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein was an Austrian-born British philosopher who is regarded by many as the greatest philosopher of the 20th century.

This chart is AWFUL. All of these thinkers/schools have influenced culture all over the world and extends far wider and deeper than these few comments would lead one to believe. In short, these thinkers and their followers are largely responsible for the development of what we now take to be "Western Civilization."

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"Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the sculptor." - Alexis Carrel

Socrates (470-399 BC) “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think” Socrates’s vision was to initiate thinking rather than merely teach his students. He is one of the few thinkers who forever changed philosophy. Even though often misunderstood, Socrates remains one of the greatest world philosophers. He was considered a controversial figure… Read More »Socrates The post Socrates appeared first on English Teacher Resources.

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To paraphrase the novelist Sheila Heti, I’ve been spending a lot of time lately wondering: how should a person be? These are vexy times, on both global and local theaters. Big questions struc…

Seneca was a Renaissance politician and philosopher who had many ideas about what makes a good man.