title: Lists of philosophers
text: # Lists of philosophers
  
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  This is a list of lists of philosophers, organized by subarea, nationality, religion, and time period.
  
  ## Lists of philosophers by subfield
  
  * List of aestheticians
  * List of critical theorists
  * List of environmental philosophers
  * List of epistemologists
  * List of ethicists
  * List of existentialists
  * List of feminist philosophers
  * List of humanists
  * List of logicians
  * List of metaphysicians
  * List of social and political philosophers
  * List of phenomenologists
  * List of philosophers of language
  * List of philosophers of mind
  * List of philosophers of religion
  * List of philosophers of science
  * List of political philosophers
  * List of political theorists
  * List of rationalists
  * List of utilitarians
  
  ## Lists of philosophers by language or nationality
  
  * List of Afghan philosophers
  * List of American philosophers
     * List of Jewish American philosophers
  * List of Armenian philosophers
  * List of Basque philosophers
  * List of British philosophers
  * List of Canadian philosophers
  * List of Chinese philosophers
  * List of Finnish philosophers
  * List of French philosophers
  * List of German-language philosophers
  * List of Icelandic philosophers
  * List of Indian philosophers
  * List of Iranian philosophers
  * List of Italian philosophers
  * List of Korean philosophers
  * List of Kurdish philosophers
  * List of Lithuanian philosophers
  * List of Romanian philosophers
  * List of Russian philosophers
  * List of Slovene philosophers
  * List of Turkish philosophers
  
  ## Lists of philosophers by religion
  
  * List of atheist philosophers
  * List of Buddhist philosophers
  * List of Catholic philosophers and theologians
  * List of Muslim philosophers
  
  ## Lists of philosophers by name
  
  * List of philosophers (A–C)
  * List of philosophers (D–H)
  * List of philosophers (I–Q)
  * List of philosophers (R–Z)
  
  ## Lists of philosophers by time period
  
  * List of ancient Greek philosophers
     * List of ancient Platonists
     * List of Cynic philosophers
     * List of Epicurean philosophers
     * List of Stoic philosophers
  * List of scholastic philosophers
  
  ### Lists of philosophers by century
  
  * List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
  * List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
  * List of philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries
  * List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
  * List of philosophers born in the 17th century
  * List of philosophers born in the 18th century
  * List of philosophers born in the 19th century
  * List of philosophers born in the 20th century
  
  ### Timelines
  
  * Timeline of Eastern philosophers
  * Timeline of Western philosophers
  
  ## Miscellaneous
  
  * List of women philosophers
  * List of nicknames of philosophers
  * Deaths of philosophers
  
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