Historians and Philosophers Early Modern Period (1500 - 1750) |
Niccolo Machiavelli | Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (Erasmus of Rotterdam) | Giordano Bruno | Francis Bacon | René Descartes | Baruch Spinoza (Benedict de Spinoza) | Thomas Hobbes | John Locke | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | Giambattista Vico | Francis Hutcheson Main Historians and Philosophers page
Historians and Philosophers
NOTE: Deceased philosophers and historians are listed chronologically by year of death, whereas living individuals are listed by year of birth. |
Name and brief biographical notes |
Major works available on-line, web pages, etc. |
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian statesman and philosopher. |
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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (Erasmus of Rotterdam) (1466-1536) Dutch theologian and philosopher. |
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Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) Italian philosopher. |
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher. |
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René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher. |
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Baruch Spinoza (Benedict de Spinoza) (1632-1677) Dutch philosopher. |
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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) English philosopher. |
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John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and empiricist. |
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) German philosopher and mathematician. |
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Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) Italian historian and philosopher. |
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Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746) British philosopher. |
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This page is the work of Peter
Ravn Rasmussen.
Updated: August 10, 1998.