List of nicknames of philosophers

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

  1. ^ "Schopenhauer, Arthur | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ^ Harrie Verstappen (2002-11-09). "Richard Taylor". Cyberbore.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. ^ "Kierkegaard, Søren | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ a b Aristotle. "The Works of Aristotle (12 vols.)". Noet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. ^ "Moses Mendelssohn". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The Weeping Philosopher vs the Laughing Philosopher(s)". newepicurean.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Dirda, Michael (2012-05-09). "Book World: Blue-collar intellectual by 'Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  8. ^ Johnson, Jone. "Mary Wollstonecraft's Life and Work". Thoughtco.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  9. ^ The Editors (1944-04-15). "Giovanni Gentile | Italian philosopher". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Lives of the Eminent Philosophers/Book III - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  11. ^ Brent, Joseph (1993). Charles Sanders Peirce : a life. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-31267-1. OCLC 26014681.
  12. ^ Everett, Daniel (15 August 2019). "The American Aristotle". aeon.co. Retrieved June 7, 2022.