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German philosopher (1724–1804) of the Enlightenment
Influenced 78
Influenced by 14
Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384-322 BC)
Influenced 75
Influenced by 10
Greek philosopher (c. 427 – 348 BC)
Influenced 62
Influenced by 7
Dutch philosopher (1632–1677)
Influenced 46
Influenced by 18
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
Influenced 28
Influenced by 7
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
Influenced 20
Influenced by 0
German philosopher (1775–1854)
Influenced 17
Influenced by 12
Greek philosopher
Influenced 14
Influenced by 2
Hellenistic Platonist philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism (c. 204/5–270)
Influenced 14
Influenced by 0
French philosopher
Influenced 10
Influenced by 0
German philosopher (1762–1814)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 5
German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 0
German Christian mystic and theologian
Influenced 7
Influenced by 0
Benedictine monk, philosopher, and prelate
Influenced 6
Influenced by 0
German philosopher (1401 – 1464)
Influenced 5
Influenced by 0
5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Influenced 3
Influenced by 5
German-born philosopher (1818–1883)
Influenced 95
Influenced by 3
German philosopher (1844–1900)
Influenced 71
Influenced by 67
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)
Influenced 57
Influenced by 6
French philosopher
Influenced 32
Influenced by 29
Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
Influenced 27
Influenced by 10
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)
Influenced 20
Influenced by 4
Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union
Influenced 20
Influenced by 8
American philosopher (1803–1882)
Influenced 17
Influenced by 5
French philosopher (1930–2004)
Influenced 16
Influenced by 19
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 philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)
Influenced 10
Influenced by 5
French writer and philosopher
Influenced 9
Influenced by 11
German philosopher (1806-1856)
Influenced 9
Influenced by 5
French intellectual and literary figure
Influenced 8
Influenced by 9
Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and política e falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 10
South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician (1877-1938)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 12
Slovenian philosopher (born 1949)
Influenced 8
Influenced by 22
Italian philosopher (1866-1952)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 6
Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)
Influenced 7
Influenced by 24
French philosopher
Influenced 5
Influenced by 8
Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
Influenced 5
Influenced by 9
Italian philosopher (1843-1904)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 3
German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 8
German philosopher
Influenced 4
Influenced by 5
Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 7
German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 3
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist
Influenced 4
Influenced by 6
German historian, psychologist, sociologist, student of hermeneutics, and philosopher (1833-1911)
Influenced 4
Influenced by 4
Russian political activist and philosopher (born 1962)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 12
Russian-born French philosopher and statesman
Influenced 3
Influenced by 7
American academic and literary critic (born 1934)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 17
German philosopher (1900–2002)
Influenced 3
Influenced by 9
Italian philosopher, educator, fascist theoretician and politician (1875-1944)
Influenced 2
Influenced by 1
French philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 3
French philosopher and author
Influenced 2
Influenced by 10
German philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 5
French philosopher
Influenced 2
Influenced by 4
Polish philosopher
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
Russian philosopher
Influenced 1
Influenced by 9
German jurist and socialist (1825–1864)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
German politician (1886-1961)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 2
German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998)
Influenced 1
Influenced by 7
Cameroonian philosopher and political scientist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 10
Russian writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 7
German philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 16
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
German philosopher (1927–2022)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Romanian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
American philosopher and theologian (1836-1903)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Spanish writer, journalist and jurist (1838-1890)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 9
British philosopher (1866-1925)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
British philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 7
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
British-American philosopher and writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Philosopher, historian of ideas
Influenced 0
Influenced by 5
Russian scientist in the fields of philosophy and economy
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Austrian-Jewish scholar (1785-1840)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Russian poet and philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Russian psychologist
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
American philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 7
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 12
French jesuit and philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Dutch philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
English conservative philosopher and writer
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4
Japanese philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
Brazilian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 8
German-American philosopher (1921–1980)
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
American Christian philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
Russian literary critic, journalist and translator
Influenced 0
Influenced by 2
Finland Swedish author, poet, historian, professor and rector of Helsinki University
Influenced 0
Influenced by 3
One of Poland's three national bards
Influenced 0
Influenced by 6
Spanish author
Influenced 0
Influenced by 1
French philosopher
Influenced 0
Influenced by 4