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Dennis Des Chene

Dennis Des Chene writes on early modern philosophy and history of science. His other interests include mathematics and music. He grew up in Cincinnati, North & South Dakota, and Seattle. After attending five schools in search of his BA, he finished it at the University of Washington where he had begun. In 1987 he re....[more]

Richard G. Geldard

Richard Geldard is a full-time writer and lecturer living in New York City and the Hudson Valley. He is married to the artist and writer Astrid Fitzgerald. Before turning to writing he was an educator, teaching English and philosophy at both the secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels. His most recent appointm....[more]

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Gerard J. Pendrick

Dr. Pendrick received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University. He specializes in ancient Greek and Latin and teaches at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His research interests include ancient philosophy, rhetoric, and medicine. He has published numerous articles on these topics in American ....[more]

Robert M. Wallace

Robert M. Wallace's major publication is _Hegel's Philosophy of Reality, Freedom, and God_ (2005). He is also known for his translations of and introductions to Hans Blumenberg's major works (_The Legitimacy of the Modern Age_, etc.) and works of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Odo Marquard. He has a PhD in Philosophy from Corn....[more]

Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order known for his philosophy and theology work. “Aquinas” indicates his residence – not his surname – so he is sometimes referred to as Thomas. Thomas is the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. He was the foremos....[more]

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was German Jewish self-described political theorist. She is considered by many to be one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. Arendt’s subject matter revolved around political theory, modernity, and the philosophy of history. She....[more]

Aristophanes

Aristophanes (446-386 B.C.) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. He wrote at least forty plays during his lifetime, eleven of which survive today. Because these eleven plays are the primary surviving relics of the genre known as Old Comedy, Aristophanes is considered the Master of Old Comedy. He is believed to ....[more]

Aristotle

Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher who wrote about physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, dance, philosophy, psychology, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, morality, biology, botany, agriculture, and zoology. He was a student of the Classical Greek philosopher Plato and went on to te....[more]

Marcus Aurelius

An emperor and a philosopher, Marcus Aurelius is considered the last ruler of the golden age of Rome. Born in 121, Aurelius was tutored at home where one of his teachers convinced him at a young age to take up the habits of a philosopher, which included wearing a rough cloak and sleeping on the ground. Aurelius would s....[more]

Averroes

Also known as Ibn Rushd. Averroes was a man of many talents, including mathematics, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, and physics. Born in modern day Spain in 1126, Averroes’ career began in earnest when he was tasked with providing a better Arabic translation of Aristotle’s works. Eventually, just like his father and g....[more]

Francis Bacon

A knight, a lawyer and philosopher among other titles, Sir Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London, England, where he was tutored at home due to his poor health. Eventually, at age 12, he was deemed well enough to attend Trinity College where he excelled and soon caught the eye of Queen Elizabeth, who took to calling ....[more]