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This page provides a list of British philosophers; of people who either worked within Great Britain, or the country's citizens working abroad. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
David Hume, a profoundly influential 18th-century Scottish philosopher. British philosophy refers to the philosophical tradition of the British people. "The native characteristics of British philosophy are these: common sense, dislike of complication, a strong preference for the concrete over the abstract and a certain awkward honesty of method in which an occasional pearl of poetry is embedded".
Pages in category "British philosophers" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Philosophers from England Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. ... Pages in category "English philosophers" The following ...
A figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, known as a philosopher, minister, and professor of divinity. Campbell was primarily interested in rhetoric and faculty psychology. Dimitrie Cantemir: 1673–1723: Moldavian(Romanian) Philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer. Émilie du Châtelet: 1706–1749 ...
Pages in category "20th-century British philosophers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 215 total.
John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 ()) [13] was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
Edmund Burke (/ b ɜːr k /; 12 January 1729 [2] – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher who spent most of his career in Great Britain. Born in Dublin , Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party .