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101 most influential

Here is a grouping of the moral questions raised by the works listed below, along with the answers or perspectives they offer. The works are grouped by similar themes or questions they address: Nature of Good and Evil, and Human Nature The Epic of Gilgamesh: Explores...

Karl Marx

Karl Marx, a German philosopher, economist, historian, and revolutionary socialist, has left an indelible mark on modern thought and political movements. His ideas, collectively known as Marxism, have profoundly influenced political theory, economic policies, and...

Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet whose ideas profoundly challenged and redefined many aspects of Western thought. Nietzsche's works, known for their provocative and often controversial nature, critically examined...

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was an English naturalist and geologist who achieved worldwide renown for his transformative contributions to the field of biology. He is best known for his theory of evolution, which revolutionized our understanding of the diversity of life...
Karl Marx

Karl Marx

Karl Marx, a German philosopher, economist, historian, and revolutionary socialist, has left an indelible mark on modern thought and political movements. His ideas, collectively known as Marxism, have profoundly influenced political theory, economic policies, and social structures worldwide. This...

Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet whose ideas profoundly challenged and redefined many aspects of Western thought. Nietzsche's works, known for their provocative and often controversial nature, critically examined morality, religion, art, culture,...

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was an English naturalist and geologist who achieved worldwide renown for his transformative contributions to the field of biology. He is best known for his theory of evolution, which revolutionized our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. Darwin's...

Karl Marx

Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a renowned German philosopher, economist, and social theorist who significantly influenced...

Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790): Life, Work, and Human Nature Born on June 5, 1723, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Adam Smith is best...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss philosopher, writer, and composer who is widely regarded as one of the...

John Locke

John Locke

John Locke (1632-1704) was a renowned English philosopher and political theorist of the 17th century. He made...

Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. He is considered one of the...

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English philosopher, best known for his political philosophy and social contract...

Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman. He is best known for...

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 AD) was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 161 until his death in 180 AD. He is widely regarded...

Aristotle

Aristotle

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was...

Plato

Plato

Plato was an Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He was a student of Socrates and the...

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, was a spiritual teacher who lived in ancient India...

Confucius

Confucius

K’ung-fu-tze—K’ung the Master, as his pupils called K’ung Ch’iu—was born at Ch’ufu, in the then kingdom of Lu and the...

Lao Tzu (Laozi)

Lao Tzu (Laozi)

Lao Tzu was a Chinese philosopher and poet who is believed to have lived in the 6th century BCE. He is considered the...

Laozi Lao-tzu

Laozi Lao-tzu

Lao-tze, greatest of the pre-Confucian philosophers, was wiser than Teng Shih; he knew the wisdom of silence, and...