List of nicknames of philosophers
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Some philosophers have commonly used nicknames. All the nicknames on this list have sources that attest to their use.
Nicknames
- Artist's Philosopher: Arthur Schopenhauer[1]
- Beekeeper Philosopher: Richard Taylor[2]
- Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard[3]
- Father of Logic: Aristotle[4]
- The Jewish Luther: Moses Mendelssohn[5]
- Laughing Philosopher: Democritus[6]
- Longshoreman Philosopher: Eric Hoffer[7]
- Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft[8]
- Philosopher of Fascism: Giovanni Gentile[9]
- Plato: Aristocles son of Ariston,[10] but see Plato#Name.
- The Philosopher: Aristotle[4]
- Weeping Philosopher: Heraclitus[6]
- Bottled Wasp (aka Wasp in a Bottle): Charles Sanders Peirce[11]
- The American Aristotle: Charles Sanders Peirce[12]
References
- ^ "Schopenhauer, Arthur | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ Harrie Verstappen (2002-11-09). "Richard Taylor". Cyberbore.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ "Kierkegaard, Søren | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ a b Aristotle. "The Works of Aristotle (12 vols.)". Noet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ "Moses Mendelssohn". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. 2019.
- ^ a b "The Weeping Philosopher vs the Laughing Philosopher(s)". newepicurean.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (2012-05-09). "Book World: Blue-collar intellectual by 'Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ Johnson, Jone. "Mary Wollstonecraft's Life and Work". Thoughtco.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ The Editors (1944-04-15). "Giovanni Gentile | Italian philosopher". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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- ^ Brent, Joseph (1993). Charles Sanders Peirce : a life. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-31267-1. OCLC 26014681.
- ^ Everett, Daniel (15 August 2019). "The American Aristotle". aeon.co. Retrieved June 7, 2022.