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Caird, Edward
Edward Caird, 1835-1908. Leading thinker of the British Idealists, and a close associate of Thomas Hill Green.
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Campanella, Tommaso
Tommaso Campanella, 1568-1639. Italian empiricist philosopher and dissident Dominican. A disciple of Telesio, he is most remembered today for his defense of Galileo.
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Cano, Melchior
Melchior (Melchor) Cano, Dominican thinker, 1509-1560. His theological system, influenced by humanist thought, is widely viewed as the first Catholic "positive theology."
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Carnap, Rudolf
Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970). German-American philosopher, a leader among the logical positivists of the twentieth century.
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Carneades
Carneades (Karneades), c. 214 BC - c. 129 BC. Greek philosopher and head of the .
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Cassirer, Ernst
Ernst Cassirer, 1874-1945. Neo-Kantian German philosopher of mind, best known for his work on symbolic representation.
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Castaneda, Hector-Neri
Spanish-American 20th century philosopher, professor at Indiana University
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Castoriadis, Cornelius
Cornelius Castoriadis, 1922-1977. A political philosopher, social critic, economist and psychoanalyst, he wrote in French.
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Cesalpino, Andrea
Andrea Cesalpino (Andreas Caesalpinus), 1519-1603. Italian philosopher, scholar and naturalist, known for his work in botany and in the interpretation of Aristotelian thought.
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Chalmers, David
David Chalmers. Contemporary American philosopher of mind, employed at the University of Arizona. Known for his reinterpretation of mind/brain dualism.
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Charron, Pierre
Pierre Charron, 1541-1603. French preacher and philosopher, a close associate of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne.
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Chartier, Emile
Emile Chartier, also known by his pseudonym Alain, 1868-1951. French political thinker and philosopher of science.
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Châtelet, Gabrielle Émilie Marquise du
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet-Laumont, 1706-1749. French Enlightenment translator of philosophical and scientific works, including Newton's Principia.
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Chisholm, Roderick
20th century American philosopher, professor at Brown University, known for his contributions to epistemology
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Chrucky, Andrew
20th century Ukrainian-American philosopher. Active on the internet -- known for his Meta-Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and sites devoted to Wilfrid Sellars and C.
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Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli (280-206 B.C.) is considered, along with Zeno of Citium, the cofounder of Stoicism.
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Chrysoloras, Manuel
Manuel Chrysoloras, c. 1350 - 1415. Greek-born scholar who was the first teacher of Greek in Florence, and helped to bring about the birth of Florentine humanism.
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Churchland, Paul
Paul Churchland, living American philosopher and cognitive scientist.
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Chwistek, Leon
Leon Chwistek, 1884-1944. Polish philosopher, artist and logician. In art, he helped to found the Polish Expressionist, or Formist, school.
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Chyzhevs'kyi, Dmytro
20th century Ukrainian historian of philosophy and literary critic. Known especially for his work on Hryhorij Skovoroda, the "Socrates of Ukraine."
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Cioran, Emile
Emile Cioran, 1911-1995. Pessimist thinker known for his essays and aphorisms. He was born in Romania, but spent most of his life in Paris and became a French citizen.
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Cixous, Hélène
Hélène Cixous, b. 1937. Iconoclastic French feminist thinker and scholar.
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Clarke, Samuel
Samuel Clarke, 1675-1729. English theologian and philosopher who propounded the views of Newton and Locke against those of Leibniz (with whom he corresponded) and the deists.
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Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes (331-232 B.C.) was the Stoic philosopher who presided over Zeno's school after his death.
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Cocchiarella, Nino
Nino Cocchiarella, b. 1933. American logician and philosopher of logic.
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Cockburn, Catharine Trotter
Catharine (Catherine) Trotter Cockburn, 1679-1749. Noted 18th-century defender of Locke, and playwright.
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Collingwood, Robin George
R.G. Collingwood, 1889-1943. British philosopher of history.
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Comte, Auguste
Auguste Comte, 1798-1857. Nineteenth-century French philosopher and founder of Positivism.
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Condillac, Étienne Bonnot de
Étienne (Ettiene) Bonnot de Condillac, 1715-1780. French Encyclopedist and disciple of Locke.
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Condorcet, Marquis de
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet, 1743-1794. French economist, statesman, mathematician and philosopher.
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Confucius
Confucius, or Kung Fu-tzu, 551 BC - 471 BC. The most influential of all the classical Chinese philosophers.
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Constant, Benjamin
Benjamin Constant, 1767-1830. French-speaking Swiss liberal political thinker, author of the political novel Adolphe.
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Conway, Anne Finch
Lady Anne Conway, nee Anne Finch (Finche), 1631-1679. Early English female philosopher, whose ideas anticipated those of Leibniz.
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Corbin, Henry
Henry Corbin, 1903-1978. French philosopher and mystic. Best known for his study of Islam, he published and translated works in many areas.
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Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes (Crates the Cynic, Krates), fl. c. 300 BC. Cynic philosopher and husband of Hipparchia.
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Critias
Critias (Kritias) of Athens, son of Callaeschrus, c. 460 BC - 403 BC. Ancient Greek politician and philosopher who wrote prolifically, although only fragments of his works survive.
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Croce, Benedetto
Benedetto Croce, 1866-1952. Italian philosopher and critic, strongly influenced by Marxist thought. His chief works are concerned with aesthetics.
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Cruz, Sor Juana Inés de la
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, born Juana Inés De Asbaje, 1651-1695. Female Mexican writer, poet and philosopher.
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Cudworth, Ralph
Ralph Cudworth, 1617-1688. Early modern English natural philosopher and theologian, member of the Cambridge Platonists.
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Cumberland, Richard
Richard Cumberland, 1631-1718. Critic of the Platonist current in the English thought of his day.
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