Philosopher
William Faulkner
Intro William Faulkner was a novelist from Mississippi and a major figure in American literature. He wrote 13 novels and…
Euripides
Intro Euripides was a playwright who lived during the golden age of Athenian culture. He is one of the most…
Epicurious
Intro Greek philosophy has given us a lot of easily misunderstood terms: words like hedonism, cynicism, and stoicism that have…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Intro Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the titans of American Romanticism. Obsessed with freedom, he developed a conception of…
John Dewey
Intro Although his name isn’t well known, John Dewey had a deep impact on American thought. He was the last…
Dante Alighieri
Intro Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet and philosopher of the 14th century. He is most famous as the author…
Confucius
Intro No single philosopher has had as profound an influence on any civilization as K’ung Fu Zi has had on…
Comte
Intro His full name was Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Xavier Comte, but let’s just stick with “Comte.” He was an…
Friedrich Nietzsche
Intro Friedrich Nietzsche (NEE-chuh, not NEE-chee) was a German philosopher of the 19th century who today is one of the…
Albert Camus
Intro Albert Camus (caMOO) was a French author and essayist, as much a literary figure as a philosopher. Though he…