Most popular Philosophers

[BidenPresident]

Which philosophers are mentioned in the most articles at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy?

1. Plato (1012)

2. Aristotle (1001)

3. Kant (801)

4. Hume (590)

5. Descartes (542)

6. Leibniz (451)

https://leiterreports.typepad.com/bl...ophy.html#more

[Cypress]

A very Western and exclusionary perspective.
More people have probably read Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius than ever read Leibniz, Kant, or Decartes.

[BidenPresident]

A very Western and exclusionary perspective.
More people have probably read Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius than ever read Leibniz, Kant, or Decartes.

so?

[BidenPresident]

A very Western and exclusionary perspective.
More people have probably read Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius than ever read Leibniz, Kant, or Decartes.

I'll bet your most people could not quote a single line from Confucius, Lao Tzu, or Mencius. But know Descartes said I think therefore I am. Or that Socrates/Plato said the unexamined life is not worth living.

[Cypress]

A very Western and exclusionary perspective.
More people have probably read Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius than ever read Leibniz, Kant, or Decartes.

Machiavelli, who is widely considered a political philosopher, has probably been more widely read and influential than anyone on that list other than Aristotle

[Cypress]

so?

Confucius' impact on world history and the number of people who have read him far exceeds Liebniz, Kant, Descartes, and maybe even Plato.

You just have to step outside the prison of European imperialism to recognize it

[BidenPresident]

Confucius' impact on world history and the number of people who have read him far exceeds Liebniz, Kant, Descartes, and maybe even Plato.

You just have to step outside the prison of European imperialism to recognize it

How did Confucius influence the United States?

[BidenPresident]

A very Western and exclusionary perspective.
More people have probably read Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Mencius than ever read Leibniz, Kant, or Decartes.

Leibniz invented calculus and mathematical logic.

[Cypress]

I agree with the OP that Plato is the most influential philosopher in the western tradition, by a country mile

[Cypress]

Leibniz invented calculus and mathematical logic.

That's not philosophy, that's mathematics. The topic of your thread is philosophy.

[BidenPresident]

That's not philosophy, that's mathematics. The topic of your thread is philosophy.

I was mentioning some of the many accomplishments of Leibniz for people who have no idea who he is.
Not knowing who someone is does not mean they are not influential.

[Geeko Sportivo]

Some of my favorites are Shakespeare, Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, Martin Luther King, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Dylan- and too many other Rock & Roll and Blues Artist Philosophers to mention.

[BidenPresident]

Some of my favorites are Shakespeare, Confucius, Marcus Aurelius, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Dylan- and too many other Rock & Roll Philosophers to mention.

You would be the only person who thinks Shakespeare is a philosopher.

[Geeko Sportivo]

You would be the only person who thinks Shakespeare is a philosopher.

Not sure Shakespeare didn't recycle some of the old world philosophy or he thought it up while writing scripts or what, but his quotes come up more often than most other philosophers.

[BidenPresident]

Not sure Shakespeare didn't recycle some of the old world philosophy or he thought it up while writing scripts or what, but his quotes come up more often than most other philosophers.

I am aware of the plays he wrote, but have never seen his philosophical writing. Can you cite something?