Top 20 Philosopher celebrities in Austria
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Philosopher celebrities [Updated January 31, 2023].
Ludwig Wittgenstein was born
on April 26, 1889
in Vienna, Austria.
He was portrayed by Karl Johnson in the film Wittgenstein from 1993.
Karl Popper was born
on July 28, 1902
in Austria.
He opposed several strongly held philosophical beliefs of his day, including the classical justificationist account of knowledge, which he saw as inferior to critical rationalism.
Herbert Feigl was born
on December 14, 1902
in Austria.
Arthur Koestler was born
on September 5, 1905
in Austria.
He came to international renown for his anti-totalitarian novel Darkness at Noon in 1940.
Martin Buber was born
on February 8, 1878
in Austria.
Jewish theologian who said, 'An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.' He was related to Karl Marx.
He became well-known for his studies in religious existentialism, particularly the philosophy of dialogue and started translating the Hebrew Bible into German in 1925.
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel was born
on June 3, 1915
in Austria.
He was a disciple of Rudolph Carnap.
Gustav Bergmann was born
on May 4, 1906
in Austria.
Ernest Nagel was born
on November 16, 1901
in Austria.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1977.
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn was born
on July 31, 1909
in Austria.
Paul Edwards was born
on September 2, 1923
in Austria.
He signed the Humanist Manifesto.
Paul Feyerabend was born
on January 13, 1924
in Austria.
His biography was titled Killing Time in which he spoke about how his writing took a toll on his mental health.
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