Philosopher

Date of Birth: March 18, 1901 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: August 29, 1990 Biography Manly Palmer Hall was a Canadian-born author, lecturer, and mystic who is best known for his work in the fields of philosophy, religion, and esotericism. Born on March 18,…

Date of Birth: 1138 Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: 1204 Biography Maimonides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Maimon or Rambam, was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher, Torah scholar, and physician. He was born in Córdoba, Spain, in 1138 during the Islamic Golden Age.…

Date of Birth: January 19, 1808 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Date of Death: May 14, 1887 Biography Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, legal theorist, abolitionist, and writer born on January 19, 1808, in Athol, Massachusetts. He is best known for his staunch advocacy of individual…

Date of Birth: April 26, 1889 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Date of Death: April 29, 1951 Biography Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who made significant contributions to logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. Born into…

Date of Birth: October 16, 1918 Zodiac Sign: Libra Date of Death: October 22, 1990 Biography Louis Pierre Althusser was a prominent French Marxist philosopher, born on October 16, 1918, in Birmandreis, French Algeria (now Bir Mourad Raïs, Algeria). He was a significant figure in…

Date of Birth: October 15, 1933 Zodiac Sign: Libra Biography Leonard Sylvan Peikoff is an American philosopher specializing in Objectivism, the philosophy created by novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. Born on October 15, 1933, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Peikoff became Rand’s legal heir and the foremost authority…

Date of Birth: September 20, 1899 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: October 18, 1973 Biography Leo Strauss was a German-American political philosopher who specialized in classical political philosophy. Born on September 20, 1899, in Kirchhain, Germany, Strauss is most renowned for his work on…

Date of Birth: c. 601 BCE Zodiac Sign: Unknown Date of Death: c. 531 BCE Biography Lao Tzu, also spelled Laozi, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer who is the reputed author of the “Tao Te Ching,” a foundational text for Taoism. His teachings…