My Favourite Philosophers
1.Benjamin Franklin
Born January 17, 1706, Died April 17, 1790 (aged 84)
Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Favourite books about him: Benjamin Franklin,The Autobiography and other writings by signet Classics,Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson.
I came across writings by him when in high school( around form two) and I got hooked up like it was a drug. I have tried to emulate him since then.
2. Søren Kierkegaard
Born 5 May 1813-Died 11 November 1855
Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
My favourite books by him; Either/Or, Fear and Trembling,The Sickness Unto Death , Repetition
3.Seneca the younger(Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
(c. 4 BC – AD 65)
Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and Satirist.His philosophical writings include a dozen philosophical essays, and one hundred and twenty-four letters dealing with moral issues.
4.Marcus Aurelius
Born 26 April 121 – Died 17 March 180 AD)
Marcus was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180. He was a stoic philosopher and despite the office he occupied, he found time to write Meditations. Meditations, is a series of personal writings recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
5.Albert Einstein
6. Isaac Newton
Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author (described in his own day as a “natural philosopher”) who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
7.Nikola Tesla
Tesla(10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
8. Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.
9. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty.
Books:Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life.
10.Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell(18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.
Books: Many, as listed under the Wikipedia page.
