So often it seems genius is coupled with illness, tragedy, and premature death. Whether it was delusion, betrayal, struggles ...

We thought it would be interesting to find out who you think is the Greatest Philosopher of all time, and because there are so many brilliant characters and ideas to choose from, we hope that a ...

For Nietzsche, the famous mustachioed nihilist, happiness is a kind of control one has over their surroundings. The German philosopher wrote frequently on the impacts that power (and a lack of ...

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) - Analytic philosopher; argued philosophy should be conducted with the rigour of science; masterful logician. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) - Analytic philosopher ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

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It's out of character for someone like Bertrand Russell, a lover of mathematics, science, and logic, to dabble in something so negotiable as happiness. But his idea that happiness can be found in ...

Augustine of Hippo (354-430) - Greatest of the early church fathers ... magisterial commentator on both Aristotle and Plato; also defended philosophy's role in Islam Maimonides (1135 - 1204 ...

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) - Founder of Utilitarianism; believed morality was a question of 'the greatest happiness ... Find out about more philosophers ...