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Early Modern Philosophers Between the 1600's - 1800's and considered the beginning with the revival of skepticism and modern physical science. This era of philosophers is considered to have ended with Kant's systematic attempt to reconcile Newtonian Physics with traditional metaphysics bringing us into the Age of Enlightenment.

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René Descartes

March 31, 1596 - Feb 11, 1650 Often called the father of modern science. He established a new, clear way of thinking about philosophy and science by rejecting all ideas based on assumptions or emotional beliefs and accepting only those ideas which could be proved by or systematically deduced from direct observation.

[Descartes]A brief...

by dominant_monad

07-23-2008 06:54 AM

John Locke

August 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704 English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory.

John Locke

by Aristoddler

06-26-2007 05:24 PM

David Hume

April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776 Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment.

One small part of Hume's...

by Arjen

05-27-2008 11:34 AM

Baruch de Spinoza

November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677 Amsterdam, Netherlands. Considered one of the great Rationalists of the 17th Century laying the groundwork for the age of Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism. Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza is also considered one of Western philosophy's definitive ethicists.

Baruch Spinoza - A brief...

by Arjen

07-01-2008 01:06 PM

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