Philosophes By jumau Period: 1596 to 1650 Descartes (1596-1650) Period: 1711 to 1776 Hume (1711-1776) Period: 1713 to 1784 Diderot (1713-1784) Period: 1724 to 1804 Kant (1724-1804) Period: 1770 to 1831 Hegel (1770-1831) Period: 1856 to 1939 Freud (1856-1939)