Natorp, Paul
Paul Natorp, 1854-1924. Distinguished neo-Kantian German philosopher of the Marburg School, who had his greatest influence in the philosophy of education and the philosophy of history.
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Nelson, Leonard
Leonard Nelson, 1882-1927. German Kantian thinker who rediscovered the German critical philosopher Jacob Fries. He worked to connect the Kantian/Friesian project to the work of his contemporary, noted logician David Hilbert.
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Nicholas of Autrecourt
Nicholas of Autrecourt, c. 1295 - 1369. Medieval theologian and philosopher whose condemnation in 1347 was a pivotal event in fourteenth-century thought.
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Nietzsche, Friedrich
"The Superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: The Superman shall be the meaning of the earth!" Friedrich Nietzsche is now regarded as one of the most powerful and influential philosophers in the world, but in his lifetime he was notoriously unread.
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Nishida Kitaro
Nishida Kitaro (Kitaro Nishida -- "Nishida" is the family name), 1870-1945. Leading thinker of the Kyoto School of modern Japanese philosophy, which focused on problems of the nature of the self and its relation to the universe.
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Nozick, Robert
Robert Nozick. American libertarian philosopher, best known for his 1974 work Anarchy, State and Utopia.
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