Timeline of Philosophers Throughout the Years 2

By Laaann
  • 384

    Aristotle (384BC - 322BC)

    Aristotle (384BC - 322BC)
    "There must be a separate and unchanging being that is the source of all beings."
  • 427

    Plato (427BC - 347BC)

    Plato (427BC - 347BC)
    "Man - a being in search of meaning."
  • 470

    Socrates (470BC - 399BC)

    Socrates (470BC - 399BC)
    "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."
  • 570

    Pythagoras (570BC - 495BC)

    Pythagoras (570BC - 495BC)
    "Educate the children and it won't be necessary to punish the men."

  • Hobbes (April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679)

    Hobbes (April 5, 1588 - December 4, 1679)
    "Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech."

  • Descartes (March 31, 1596 - February 11,1650)

    Descartes (March 31, 1596 - February 11,1650)
    "I doubt therefore I think, I think therefore I am."

  • Locke (August 29, 1632 - October 28, 1704)

    Locke (August 29, 1632 - October 28, 1704)
    "Sovereignty resides in the people and explains the nature of legitimate government in terms of natural rights and social contract."

  • Montesquieu (January 18, 1689 - February 10, 1755)

    Montesquieu (January 18, 1689 - February 10, 1755)
    "There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice."

  • Rosseau (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778)

    Rosseau (June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778)
    "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

  • Kant (April 22, 1724 - February 12, 1804)

    Kant (April 22, 1724 - February 12, 1804)
    "Thrift is care and scruple in the spending of one's means. It is not a virtue and it requires neither skill nor talent."