Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)

» Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986) was a philosopher, novelist, feminist, public intellectual and activist, and one of the major figures in existentialism in post-war France.«

Megan Burke, siehe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Thomas von Aquin (1225-1274)

» Between antiquity and modernity stands Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225–1274). The greatest figure of thirteenth-century Europe in the two preeminent sciences of the era, philosophy and theology, he epitomizes the scholastic method of the newly founded universities.«

Robert Pasnau, siehe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

» [...] the central figure in modern philosophy. He synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism, set the terms for much of nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy, and continues to exercise a significant influence today in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, and other fields. «

Michael Rohlf, siehe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy