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German philosopher and theologian (1770 –1831)
Influenced 78
Influenced by 16
German philosopher (1806-1856)
Influenced 9
Influenced by 5
German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 3
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
Influenced 57
Influenced by 6
French philosopher (1925–1995)
Influenced 33
Influenced by 29
French philosopher
Influenced 32
Influenced by 29
Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union
Influenced 20
Influenced by 8
French philosopher (1930–2004)
Influenced 16
Influenced by 19
German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
Influenced 16
Influenced by 5
French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990)
Influenced 12
Influenced by 8
Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937)
Influenced 11
Influenced by 13
German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
Influenced 11
Influenced by 7
French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809–1865)
Influenced 11
Influenced by 7
German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 22
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 5
French writer and philosopher
Influenced 9
Influenced by 11
French intellectual and literary figure
Influenced 8
Influenced by 9
leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
Influenced 8
Influenced by 2
French phenomenological philosopher
Influenced 8
Influenced by 3
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 16
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 22
Italian philosopher (1866-1952)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 6
French philosopher (1904-1995)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 13
French philosopher and essayist
Influenced 6
Influenced by 5
French sociologist, philosopher and cultural theorist
Influenced 5
Influenced by 10
Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
Influenced 5
Influenced by 9
Italian philosopher (1843-1904)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 3
Spanish poet
Influenced 4
Influenced by 10
Russian-born French philosopher and statesman
Influenced 3
Influenced by 7
American academic and literary critic (born 1934)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 17
French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 8
Italian political philosopher (1933–2023)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 5
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 3
French philosopher (1937-)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 9
French sociologist, technology critic, and Christian anarchist
Influenced 2
Influenced by 7
French philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 3
Russian Orthodox Christian theologian, philosopher, priest and economist (1871-1944)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 5
American philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 4
Austrian philosopher (1923-2007)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 8
British geographer and anthropologist
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
German sociologist and psychoanalyst
Influenced 1
Influenced by 9
former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 4
Russian philosopher
Influenced 1
Influenced by 9
German jurist and socialist (1825–1864)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
English writer and politician (1842–1921)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 6
German politician (1886-1961)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
French philosopher and political activist
Influenced 1
Influenced by 3
Georgian philosopher (1930-1990)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 7
British philosopher
Influenced 1
Influenced by 7
Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher (1846-1875)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
British writer, academic and educator
Influenced 1
Influenced by 1
Yunnan Mongol Chinese philosopher and author (1910-1966)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Russian writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 7
Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist (1873-1960)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Turco-American historian
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
American historian, academic and intellectual
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Canadian anthropologist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
French sociologist (1947- )
Influenced 0
Influenced by 5
French sociologist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 13
Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Argentine philosopher (1894-1970)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 10
former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
American anthropologist (1923-1999)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Argentine academic, political scientist and writer (1936-2011)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Russian-born American rabbi, kabbalist and philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Ecuadorian politician and MPD's historical leader (1937-1999)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
French philosopher and sociologist (1912-2004)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Writer and professor of Philosophy in Central University of Venezuela (UCV).
Influenced 0
Influenced by 9
Japanese philosopher and historian of economic thought
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Greek-French philosopher (1924-2010)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Russian economist and statistician
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Philosopher, historian of ideas
Influenced 0
Influenced by 5
Chinese economist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Slovak politician
Influenced 0
Influenced by 25
Russian philosopher (1868–1946)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Canadian political scientist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
French anthropologist (born 1934)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
American philosopher (born 1935)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
American writer, urban theorist, political activist, and historian from Southern California (1946-2022)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Russian scientist in the fields of philosophy and economy
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
French sociologist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Polish economist (1886-1968)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Greek-French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 8
Brazilian sociologist and philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 12
Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
German-British sociologist, politician (1929–2009)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
Australian economist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 8
Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
French economist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 12
Russian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Italian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Brazilian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 8
philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3