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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor of Self-Mastery
(121-180)
Stoic
Compassionate
Pragmatic
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Miyamoto Musashi
Sage of the Sword
(1584-1645)
Ronin
Strategist
Artist
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
Sun Tzu
Master of the Art of Strategy
(Within 771-256 BC)
Strategist
General
Tactician
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince's Tutor
(1469-1527)
Political
Pragmatic
Strategist
Epictetus
Master of Resilience
(c. 50-135)
Stoic
Freed slave
Teacher
Philippa Foot
Reviviver of Virtue Ethicist
(1920-2010)
Moralist
Ethecist
Teacher
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Seneca
Advisor of Emperors
(4 BC-65 AD)
Stoic
Ethical
Virtuous
Epicurus
Seeker of happiness
(341-270 BC)
Epicureanist
Teacher
Founder
Diogenes
Shameless dog of Social Norms
(412-323 BC)
Cynic
Provocateur
Homeless
Zhuangzi
Sage of Spontaneity
(c. 369 BC - 286 BC)
Taoist
Spontaneous
Holistic
Rebels & Challengers Who Did It Their Way
Diogenes
Shameless dog of Social Norms
(412-323 BC)
Cynic
Provocateur
Homeless
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
Karl Marx
Revolutionary of the Proletariat
(1818-1883)
Communist
Economist
Visionary
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Albert Camus
Rebellious Voice of the Absurd
(1913-1960)
Absurdist
Rebel
Existentialist
Baruch Spinoza
The Banished Thinker
(1632-1677)
Rationalist
Rebel
Pantheist
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mother of Feminism
(1759-1797)
Feminist
Visionary
Educational
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist Voice of Liberation
(1905-1980)
Existentialist
Critic
Playwright
Gilles Deleuze
Systems Thinker of Philosophical Concepts
(1925-1995)
Postmodern
Creative
Vitalist
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Michel Foucault
Analyst of Power Structures
(1926-1984)
Postmodern
Political
Historian
Miyamoto Musashi
Sage of the Sword
(1584-1645)
Ronin
Strategist
Artist
bell hooks
Champion of Love and Justice
(1952-2021)
Feminist
Visionary
Writer
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince's Tutor
(1469-1527)
Political
Pragmatic
Strategist
Women in Philosophy
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mother of Feminism
(1759-1797)
Feminist
Visionary
Educational
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
Hannah Arendt
Analyst of Totalitarian Evils
(1906-1975)
Political
Theorist
Writer
bell hooks
Champion of Love and Justice
(1952-2021)
Feminist
Visionary
Writer
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Philippa Foot
Reviviver of Virtue Ethicist
(1920-2010)
Moralist
Ethecist
Teacher
G.E.M. Anscombe
Champion of Virtue Ethics
(1919-2001)
Analytic
Ethicist
Logician
Overcoming the Existential Crisis with Purpose
Søren Kierkegaard
Father of Existentialism
(1813-1855)
Existentialist
Writer
Theologian
Albert Camus
Rebellious Voice of the Absurd
(1913-1960)
Absurdist
Rebel
Existentialist
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist Voice of Liberation
(1905-1980)
Existentialist
Critic
Playwright
Keiji Nishitani
Pathfinder of Absolute Nothingness
(1900-1990)
Existentialist
Zen
Mystic
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
Martin Heidegger
The Seeker of Being
(1889-1976)
Existentialist
Critic
Modernity
Hannah Arendt
Analyst of Totalitarian Evils
(1906-1975)
Political
Theorist
Writer
Knud Ejler Løgstrup
The Sovereign Life Advocate
(1905-1981)
Theologist
Ethicist
Existentialist
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
Philippa Foot
Reviviver of Virtue Ethicist
(1920-2010)
Moralist
Ethecist
Teacher
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor of Self-Mastery
(121-180)
Stoic
Compassionate
Pragmatic
Philosophy of Religion
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Baruch Spinoza
The Banished Thinker
(1632-1677)
Rationalist
Rebel
Pantheist
David Hume
Master of Human Understanding
(1711-1776)
Empiricist
Sceptic
Ethicist
Keiji Nishitani
Pathfinder of Absolute Nothingness
(1900-1990)
Existentialist
Zen
Mystic
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Saint Augustine
Father of the Latin Church
(354-430)
Theologist
Bishop
Mystic
G.W. Leibniz
The Last Universal Genius
(1646-1716)
Polymath
Religious
Inventive
Immanuel Kant
Critic of Pure Reason
(1724-1804)
Kantian
Epistemologist
Ethicist
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Angelic Doctor
(1225-1274)
Theologist
Scholastic
Rationalist
Søren Kierkegaard
Father of Existentialism
(1813-1855)
Existentialist
Writer
Theologian
René Descartes
Father of Modern Philosophy
(1596-1650)
Rationalist
Dualist
Doubting
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Arthur Schopenhauer
Pessimistic Thinker of Suffering
(1788-1860)
Pessimist
Aesthetic
Writer
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Master of Language Games
(1889-1951)
Analytical
Linguistic
Logical
bell hooks
Champion of Love and Justice
(1952-2021)
Feminist
Visionary
Writer
Knud Ejler Løgstrup
The Sovereign Life Advocate
(1905-1981)
Theologist
Ethicist
Existentialist
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
Albert Camus
Rebellious Voice of the Absurd
(1913-1960)
Absurdist
Rebel
Existentialist
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Michel Foucault
Analyst of Power Structures
(1926-1984)
Postmodern
Political
Historian
Hans Jonas
Advocate of Future Generations
(1903-1993)
Bioethicist
Critic
Theologist
Balance with Nature or Human Sovereignty?
Arne Næss
Father of Deep Ecology
(1912-2009)
Ecologist
Active
Humanist
Hans Jonas
Advocate of Future Generations
(1903-1993)
Bioethicist
Critic
Theologist
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Advocate of Natural Goodness
(1712-1778)
Naturalist
Writer
Moralist
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
Knud Ejler Løgstrup
The Sovereign Life Advocate
(1905-1981)
Theologist
Ethicist
Existentialist
Diogenes
Shameless dog of Social Norms
(412-323 BC)
Cynic
Provocateur
Homeless
Heraclitus
The Weeping Philosopher
(540-480 BC)
Pre-Socratic
Mystic
Materialist
Baruch Spinoza
The Banished Thinker
(1632-1677)
Rationalist
Rebel
Pantheist
Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Angelic Doctor
(1225-1274)
Theologist
Scholastic
Rationalist
Technology & Power
Jacques Ellul
Defender of Human Freedom
(1912-1994)
Sociologist
Theologist
Anarchist
Jean Baudrillard
The Prophet of Hyperreality
(1929-2007)
Sociologist
Postmodern
Cultural
Hannah Arendt
Analyst of Totalitarian Evils
(1906-1975)
Political
Theorist
Writer
Martin Heidegger
The Seeker of Being
(1889-1976)
Existentialist
Critic
Modernity
Hans Jonas
Advocate of Future Generations
(1903-1993)
Bioethicist
Critic
Theologist
Michel Foucault
Analyst of Power Structures
(1926-1984)
Postmodern
Political
Historian
Karl Marx
Revolutionary of the Proletariat
(1818-1883)
Communist
Economist
Visionary
John Locke
Father of Classical Liberalism
(1632-1704)
Empiricist
Righteous
Liberal
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Sun Tzu
Master of the Art of Strategy
(Within 771-256 BC)
Strategist
General
Tactician
Political Philosophy
Hannah Arendt
Analyst of Totalitarian Evils
(1906-1975)
Political
Theorist
Writer
Jeremy Bentham
Father of Utilitarianism
(1748-1832)
Utilitarian
Reformer
Theorist
John Locke
Father of Classical Liberalism
(1632-1704)
Empiricist
Righteous
Liberal
Karl Marx
Revolutionary of the Proletariat
(1818-1883)
Communist
Economist
Visionary
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
John Stuart Mill
Champion of Utilitarian Ethics
(1806-1873)
Utilitarian
Economist
Political
Michel Foucault
Analyst of Power Structures
(1926-1984)
Postmodern
Political
Historian
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince's Tutor
(1469-1527)
Political
Pragmatic
Strategist
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist Voice of Liberation
(1905-1980)
Existentialist
Critic
Playwright
Ancient Wisdom
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Heraclitus
The Weeping Philosopher
(540-480 BC)
Pre-Socratic
Mystic
Materialist
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Sun Tzu
Master of the Art of Strategy
(Within 771-256 BC)
Strategist
General
Tactician
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Diogenes
Shameless dog of Social Norms
(412-323 BC)
Cynic
Provocateur
Homeless
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Zhuangzi
Sage of Spontaneity
(c. 369 BC - 286 BC)
Taoist
Spontaneous
Holistic
Epicurus
Seeker of happiness
(341-270 BC)
Epicureanist
Teacher
Founder
Seneca
Advisor of Emperors
(4 BC-65 AD)
Stoic
Ethical
Virtuous
Epictetus
Master of Resilience
(c. 50-135)
Stoic
Freed slave
Teacher
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Emperor of Self-Mastery
(121-180)
Stoic
Compassionate
Pragmatic
Saint Augustine
Father of the Latin Church
(354-430)
Theologist
Bishop
Mystic
Ethics & Morality
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Philippa Foot
Reviviver of Virtue Ethicist
(1920-2010)
Moralist
Ethecist
Teacher
John Stuart Mill
Champion of Utilitarian Ethics
(1806-1873)
Utilitarian
Economist
Political
Immanuel Kant
Critic of Pure Reason
(1724-1804)
Kantian
Epistemologist
Ethicist
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Hans Jonas
Advocate of Future Generations
(1903-1993)
Bioethicist
Critic
Theologist
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Jeremy Bentham
Father of Utilitarianism
(1748-1832)
Utilitarian
Reformer
Theorist
Arne Næss
Father of Deep Ecology
(1912-2009)
Ecologist
Active
Humanist
Knud Ejler Løgstrup
The Sovereign Life Advocate
(1905-1981)
Theologist
Ethicist
Existentialist
David Hume
Master of Human Understanding
(1711-1776)
Empiricist
Sceptic
Ethicist
Epicurus
Seeker of happiness
(341-270 BC)
Epicureanist
Teacher
Founder
Hannah Arendt
Analyst of Totalitarian Evils
(1906-1975)
Political
Theorist
Writer
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
G.E.M. Anscombe
Champion of Virtue Ethics
(1919-2001)
Analytic
Ethicist
Logician
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
Erich Fromm
Humanist thinker of Love
(1900-1980)
Psychoanalyst
Humanist
Writer
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
The Purpose & Way of Education
John Dewey
Father of Pragmatism
(1859-1952)
Psychologist
Reformer
Pragmatic
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Rudolf Steiner
Father of Anthroposophy
(1861-1925)
Educator
Visionary
Holistic
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
N.F.S. Grundtvig
Advocate for Lifelong Learning
(1783-1872)
Priest
Poetic
Educator
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Advocate of Natural Goodness
(1712-1778)
Naturalist
Writer
Moralist
John Locke
Father of Classical Liberalism
(1632-1704)
Empiricist
Righteous
Liberal
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Christen Kold
Advocate for Educational Freedom
(1816-1870)
Educator
Reformer
Humanist
Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer
Pessimistic Thinker of Suffering
(1788-1860)
Pessimist
Aesthetic
Writer
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Henri Bergson
The Philosopher of Life
(1859-1941)
Intuitionist
Writer
Vitalist
David Hume
Master of Human Understanding
(1711-1776)
Empiricist
Sceptic
Ethicist
bell hooks
Champion of Love and Justice
(1952-2021)
Feminist
Visionary
Writer
Martin Heidegger
The Seeker of Being
(1889-1976)
Existentialist
Critic
Modernity
Erich Fromm
Humanist thinker of Love
(1900-1980)
Psychoanalyst
Humanist
Writer
Michel Foucault
Analyst of Power Structures
(1926-1984)
Postmodern
Political
Historian
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Master of Language Games
(1889-1951)
Analytical
Linguistic
Logical
Albert Camus
Rebellious Voice of the Absurd
(1913-1960)
Absurdist
Rebel
Existentialist
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
Confucius
Chinese Sage of Harmony
(c. 551-479 BC)
Moralist
Respectful
Ritualistic
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Lao Tzu
Sage of the Flow State
(6th century BC)
Taoist
Poet
Mystic
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
Gilles Deleuze
Systems Thinker of Philosophical Concepts
(1925-1995)
Postmodern
Creative
Vitalist
Socrates
Founder of Western Philosophy
(469-399 BC)
Questioner
Gadfly
Martyr
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist Voice of Liberation
(1905-1980)
Existentialist
Critic
Playwright
Epicurus
Seeker of happiness
(341-270 BC)
Epicureanist
Teacher
Founder
Simone Weil
Activist of Compassion
(1909-1943)
Mystic
Activist
Thinker
Perspectives on Art & Aesthetics
David Hume
Master of Human Understanding
(1711-1776)
Empiricist
Sceptic
Ethicist
John Dewey
Father of Pragmatism
(1859-1952)
Psychologist
Reformer
Pragmatic
Iris Murdoch
Explorer of Human Goodness
(1919-1999)
Moralist
Novelist
Writer
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Challenger of Truth Beyond Method
(1900-2002)
Dialogic
Practical
Hermeneutic
Gilles Deleuze
Systems Thinker of Philosophical Concepts
(1925-1995)
Postmodern
Creative
Vitalist
Arthur Schopenhauer
Pessimistic Thinker of Suffering
(1788-1860)
Pessimist
Aesthetic
Writer
Immanuel Kant
Critic of Pure Reason
(1724-1804)
Kantian
Epistemologist
Ethicist
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Miyamoto Musashi
Sage of the Sword
(1584-1645)
Ronin
Strategist
Artist
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Jean-Paul Sartre
Existentialist Voice of Liberation
(1905-1980)
Existentialist
Critic
Playwright
Simone de Beauvoir
Existentialist Voice of Equality
(1908-1986)
Existentialist
Feminist
Writer
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Master of Language Games
(1889-1951)
Analytical
Linguistic
Logical
Albert Camus
Rebellious Voice of the Absurd
(1913-1960)
Absurdist
Rebel
Existentialist
Michel de Montaigne
Master of Self-Reflection
(1533-1592)
Skeptical
Essayist
Humanist
The Scientific Method
Thomas Kuhn
Historian of Scientific Revolutions
(1922-1996)
Science
Paradigms
Structuralist
Francis Bacon
Father of Empiricism
(1561-1626)
Empiricist
Writer
Statesman
Sir Karl Popper
Visionary of Knowledge Evolution
(1902-1994)
Critic
Methodological
Rational
Mary Midgley
Expander of Moral Horizons
(1919-2018)
Moralist
Critic
Writer
G.W. Leibniz
The Last Universal Genius
(1646-1716)
Polymath
Religious
Inventive
Sir Isaac Newton
The Summus
(1643-1727)
Mathematical
Religious
Precise
Paul Feyerabend
Anarchist of Methods
(1924-1994)
Anti-Method
Rebel
Relativistic
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Challenger of Truth Beyond Method
(1900-2002)
Dialogic
Practical
Hermeneutic
Rudolf Carnap
Key Member of the Vienna Circle
(1891-1970)
Linguistic
Verificationist
Logical
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
W.V.O. Quine
Challenger of Analytic Tradition
(1908-2000)
Empiricist
Holistic
Ontologist
The Mind, Understanding & Rationality
René Descartes
Father of Modern Philosophy
(1596-1650)
Rationalist
Dualist
Doubting
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Master of Language Games
(1889-1951)
Analytical
Linguistic
Logical
G.E.M. Anscombe
Champion of Virtue Ethics
(1919-2001)
Analytic
Ethicist
Logician
Immanuel Kant
Critic of Pure Reason
(1724-1804)
Kantian
Epistemologist
Ethicist
W.V.O. Quine
Challenger of Analytic Tradition
(1908-2000)
Empiricist
Holistic
Ontologist
David Hume
Master of Human Understanding
(1711-1776)
Empiricist
Sceptic
Ethicist
Plato
The Eternal Footnote
(428-348 BC)
Idealist
Teacher
Theorist
G.W.F. Hegel
Philosopher of Absolute Idealism
(1770-1831)
Idealist
Dialectical
Dialectical
Aristotle
The Polymath of Antiquity
(384-322 BC)
Realist
Scientist
Teacher
Arthur Schopenhauer
Pessimistic Thinker of Suffering
(1788-1860)
Pessimist
Aesthetic
Writer
Gilles Deleuze
Systems Thinker of Philosophical Concepts
(1925-1995)
Postmodern
Creative
Vitalist
Erich Fromm
Humanist thinker of Love
(1900-1980)
Psychoanalyst
Humanist
Writer
Philippa Foot
Reviviver of Virtue Ethicist
(1920-2010)
Moralist
Ethecist
Teacher