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This is a list of German-language philosophers. The following individuals have written philosophical texts in the German language . Many are categorized as German philosophers or Austrian philosophers , but some are neither German nor Austrian by ethnicity or nationality .
The most prominent German idealists in the movement, besides Kant, were Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814), Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, (1775–1854) and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831), who was the predominant figure in nineteenth century German philosophy.
This category specifies German philosophers.Both terms are taken in a wide sense. German refers to having been born or having been naturalized in a state located in the area now known as Germany, the Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation ("Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation"), East Prussia, the German Empire, or any other germanophone area no longer included within the borders of ...
Immanuel Kant [a] (born Emanuel Kant; 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Born in Königsberg, Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential and controversial figures in modern Western philosophy.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [ii] (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of all modern thinkers. [14] He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.
Martin Heidegger (/ ˈ h aɪ d ɛ ɡ ər, ˈ h aɪ d ɪ ɡ ər /; [3] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈhaɪdɛɡɐ]; [3] 26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism.
Pages in category "20th-century German philosophers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 447 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
21st-century German philosophers (185 P) This page was last edited on 22 February 2019, at 14:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...