Philosophers
Philosophers is a structured people dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Philosopher, Era, School. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Philosopher, Era, School, Country, Key Idea.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Country groups
- 12 distinct values
- Across 20 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Philosopher, Era, and School across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Philosopher↕ | Era↕ | School↕ | Country↕ | Key Idea↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socrates | 470–399 BC | Classical Greek | Greece | Socratic method & examined life |
Aristotle | 384–322 BC | Peripatetic | Greece | Logic, ethics & virtue |
Plato | 428–348 BC | Platonism | Greece | Theory of Forms & Republic |
Immanuel Kant | 1724–1804 | Critical Philosophy | Germany | Categorical imperative |
Friedrich Nietzsche | 1844–1900 | Existentialism | Germany | Will to power & Übermensch |
Confucius | 551–479 BC | Confucianism | China | Moral virtue & social harmony |
René Descartes | 1596–1650 | Rationalism | France | I think, therefore I am |
Simone de Beauvoir | 1908–1986 | Existential Feminism | France | The Second Sex |
Karl Marx | 1818–1883 | Marxism | Germany | Class struggle & capital |
Jean-Paul Sartre | 1905–1980 | Existentialism | France | Existence precedes essence |
Lao Tzu | 6th century BC | Taoism | China | The Tao & non-action |
John Locke | 1632–1704 | Empiricism | England | Tabula rasa & natural rights |
Michel Foucault | 1926–1984 | Post-structuralism | France | Power & knowledge structures |
David Hume | 1711–1776 | Empiricism | Scotland | Skepticism & causation |
Hannah Arendt | 1906–1975 | Political Philosophy | Germany/USA | Banality of evil |
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) | 980–1037 | Islamic Philosophy | Persia | Flying man & metaphysics |
Marcus Aurelius | 121–180 | Stoicism | Rome | Meditations & duty |
Albert Camus | 1913–1960 | Absurdism | France/Algeria | The absurd & revolt |
Noam Chomsky | 1928–present | Analytic | USA | Universal grammar & political dissent |
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) | 563–483 BC | Buddhism | Nepal/India | Four Noble Truths & Middle Way |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Philosophers organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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