Atheist philosophers Atheist philosophers Albert Camus (pronounced Kam-oo, IPA: ka.mʉ̟ː) ( November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries (with Jean-Paul Sartre) of existentialism. Camus was the second youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature (after Rudyard Kipling) when he received the award in 1957. He is also the shortest-lived of any literature laureate to date, having died in a car crash 3 years after receiving the award. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert Camus"
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev (also transliterated as Alexander Zinovyev or Zinoviev, Russian: ), born on September 29, 1922, is a well-known Russian philosopher, sociologist and fiction writer. He used to be a dissident and an extreme critic of Communism and successive leaders of Soviet Union but after the collapse of Soviet Union he changed his mind completely, becoming an apolegete of Communism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aleksandr Zinovyev"
Sir Alfred Jules Ayer ( October 29, 1910 – June 27, 1989), better known as A. J. Ayer (or Freddie by his friends), was a British philosopher known for his promotion of logical positivism, particularly in his books Language, Truth and Logic (1936) and The Problem of Knowledge (1956). ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfred Ayer"
André Comte-Sponville (born 1952) is a French atheist and materialist philosopher. He was born in Paris, France. He studied in the École Normale Supérieure, and is agregated in philosophy. ...more on Wikipedia about "André Comte-Sponville"
Andrew Bernstein is an Objectivist philosopher and professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Purchase. He has written the CliffsNotes for Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, and Anthem. Dr. Bernstein is author of The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire. He has lectured at Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, the United States Military Academy, and elsewhere. He is affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Bernstein"
Sir Anthony John Patrick Kenny (born 1931) is an English philosopher whose interests lie in the philosophy of mind, scholastic and ancient philosophy, the philosophy of Wittgenstein and the philosophy of religion. With Peter Geach, he has made a significant contribution to Analytical Thomism, a movement whose aim is to present the thought of St Thomas Aquinas in the style of modern philosophy by clearing away the trappings and obscurities of traditional Thomism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthony Kenny"
Arthur Schopenhauer ( February 22, 1788 – September 21, 1860) was a German philosopher. He is most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation. He is commonly known for having espoused a sort of philosophical pessimism that saw life as being essentially evil, futile, and full of suffering. However, upon closer inspection, in accordance with Eastern thought, especially that of Buddhism, he saw salvation, deliverance, or escape from suffering in aesthetic contemplation, sympathy for others, and ascetic living. His ideas profoundly influenced the fields of philosophy, psychology, and literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Schopenhauer"
Ayn Rand ( , – March 6 1982), born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum, was best known for her philosophy of Objectivism and her novels We the Living, Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged. Her philosophy and her fiction both emphasize, above all, her concepts of individualism, rational egoism (" rational self-interest"), and capitalism. Believing government has a legitimate but relatively minimal role in a free society, she was not an anarchist, but a minarchist (though she did not use the term). Her novels were based upon the projection of the Randian hero, a man whose ability and independence causes conflict with the masses (not due to his fault, but because he acts rationally and with his own self-interest at heart; the whole point of her philosophy is that there is no conflict between rational minds), but who perseveres nevertheless to achieve his values. Rand viewed this hero as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed: ...more on Wikipedia about "Ayn Rand"
Benedetto Croce ( February 25, 1866 - November 20, 1952) was an Italian critic, idealist philosopher, and political figure. He wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy of history and aesthetics, and was a prominent liberal. His influence on Antonio Gramsci is quite notable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benedetto Croce"
The Right Honourable Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS ( 18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an influential British logician, philosopher, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. A prolific writer, Bertrand Russell was also a populariser of philosophy and a commentator on a large variety of topics, ranging from very serious issues to the mundane. Continuing a family tradition in political affairs, he was a prominent liberal as well as a socialist and anti-war activist for most of his long life. Millions looked up to Russell as a prophet of the creative and rational life; at the same time, his stances on many topics were extremely controversial. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bertrand Russell"
Bruno Bauer ( September 6, 1809 - April 13, 1882), was a German theologian, philosopher and historian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bruno Bauer"
Colin McGinn (born 1950) is a British philosopher at Rutgers University, soon to be transferring to the University of Miami, because he wants to surf year-round (or so he told The Chronicle of Higher Education). He is primarily known for promoting the view known as New Mysterianism, which is a view in philosophy of mind that states that the human mind is fundamentally incapable of comprehending itself entirely. This is his explanation as to why we humans have had such difficulty understanding our own consciousness. McGinn's answer to the hard problem of consciousness is that humans are ultimately unable to find the answer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colin McGinn"
Daniel Clement Dennett (born March 28 1942) is a prominent American philosopher. Dennett's research centers on philosophy of mind and philosophy of science, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel Dennett"
Egon Bondy (born January 20, 1930 in Prague) is a Czech philosopher, writer and poet, and the main personality of the Prague Underground. ...more on Wikipedia about "Egon Bondy"
Friedrich Engels ( November 28, 1820– August 5, 1895) was a 19th-century German ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Engels"
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ( IPA: ) ( October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher, whose critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality. Beyond the unique themes dealt with in his works, Nietzsche's powerful style and subtle approach are distinguishing features of his writings. Although largely overlooked during his short working life, which ended with a mental collapse at the age of 44, and frequently misunderstood and misrepresented thereafter, Nietzsche received recognition during the second half of the 20th century as a highly significant figure in modern philosophy. His influence was particularly noted by many existentialist, 20th century phenomenological and postmodern philosophers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Nietzsche"
George Edward Moore, also known as G.E. Moore, ( November 4, 1873 – October 24, 1958) was a distinguished and hugely influential English philosopher who was educated and taught at the University of Cambridge. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the Analytic tradition in philosophy. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Edward Moore"
George H. Smith is a libertarian author. His published works often deal with the issues of capital punishment and atheism. He has written about William Wollaston, Herbert Spencer and Ayn Rand. He is not to be confused with the science fiction writer George H. Smith. ...more on Wikipedia about "George H. Smith"
Harry Binswanger (born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1944) is a philosopher and writer. He received his Bachelor of Science in " humanities and engineering" from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, where he studied with the American positivist, Ernest Nagel. His doctoral dissertation concerned the philosophy of biology. He taught philosophy at CUNY's Hunter College from 1972 to 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harry Binswanger"
Henry Sidgwick ( May 31, 1838– August 28, 1900) was an English philosopher. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Sidgwick"
John Leslie Mackie ( 1917– 1981) was a philosopher, originally from Sydney, Australia. From 1967 until his death, he was a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1974. ...more on Wikipedia about "J. L. Mackie"
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James Mill ( April 6, 1773 - June 23, 1836), Scottish historian, economist and philosopher, was born at Northwater Bridge, in the parish of Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland, the son of James Mill, a shoemaker. His mother, Isabel Fenton, of a good family which had suffered from connection with the Stuart rising, resolved that he should receive a first-rate education, and sent him first to the parish school and then to the Montrose Academy, where he remained till the unusual age of seventeen and a half. He then entered the University of Edinburgh, where he distinguished himself as a Greek scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Mill"
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre ( June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-Paul Sartre"
John Stuart Mill ( May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an advocate of utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Stuart Mill"
Julien Offray de La Mettrie ( December 25, 1709 - November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, the earliest of the materialist writers of the Enlightenment. He has been claimed as a founder of cognitive science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Julien Offray de La Mettrie"
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