philosophy

Socrates

470

Born :470/469 BC
Died: 399 BC (aged approx. 71)
Socrates was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy

Thomas Hobbes

Feb 1, 1588

Born :5 April 1588
Died :4 December 1679 (aged 91)
He was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.[1][2] Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, which established the social contract theory that has served as the foundation for most later Western political philosophy

René Descartes

Jan 31, 1596

Born:31 March 1596
Died :11 February 1650 (aged 53)
French philosopher, mathematician, mechanic, physicist and physiologist, the author's method of radical doubt in philosophy.

Baruch Spinoza

Jan 31, 1632

Born:24 November 1632
Died :21 February 1677 (aged 44)
he was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi/Portuguese origin.He came to be considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy.The purpose of metaphysics for Spinoza was a man of peace of mind, contentment and joy

David Hume

Jan 31, 1711

Born 7 May NS [26 April OS] 1711
Died 25 August 1776 (aged 65)
Scottish philosopher,author of the theory of knowledge

Immanuel Kant

Feb 1, 1724

Born :22 April 1724
Died :12 February 1804 (aged 79)
He was a German philosopher who is considered a central figure in modern philosophy