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existentialist philosopher — noun a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable • Syn: ↑existentialist, ↑existential philosopher • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
Michel Weber (philosopher) — is a Belgian philosopher, born in Brussels in 1963. He is best known as an interpreter and advocate of the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947). He has come to prominence as the architect and organizer of an overlapping array of… … Wikipedia
David Kaplan (philosopher) — For other people of the same name, see David Kaplan (disambiguation). David Benjamin Kaplan (born 1933) is an American philosopher and logician teaching at UCLA. His philosophical work focuses on logic, philosophical logic, modality, philosophy… … Wikipedia
Donald Davidson (philosopher) — Donald Herbert Davidson Portrait of Donald Davidson by the photographer Steve Pyke in 1990. Full name Donald Herbert Davidson Born 6 March 1917(1917 03 06) Springfield, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Rick Turner (philosopher) — Richard Turner (born 1942 in Stellenbosch), known as Rick Turner, was a South African philosopher who was assassinated by the apartheid state in 1978.Nelson Mandela described Turner as a source of inspiration . [ [http://www.barbara… … Wikipedia
Mario Costa (philosopher) — This article is about the Italian philospher. For the Italian film director, see Mario Costa (director). For the Maltese diplomat, see Mario Costa. Mario Costa Mario Costa (2003) Full name Mario Costa Born 7 December 1936(19 … Wikipedia
William Barrett (philosopher) — William C. (Christopher) Barrett (1913–1992) was a professor of philosophy at New York University. He received his PhD at Columbia University. He was an editor of Partisan Review and later the literary critic of The Atlantic Monthly magazine. He… … Wikipedia
Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… … History of philosophy
Marcel, Gabriel — ▪ French philosopher and author Introduction born December 7, 1889, Paris died October 8, 1973, Paris philosopher, dramatist, and critic, usually regarded as the first French Existential philosopher. Early life and influences Marcel was… … Universalium
Heidegger — noun German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889 1976) • Syn: ↑Martin Heidegger • Instance Hypernyms: ↑existentialist, ↑existentialist philosopher,… … Useful english dictionary
