Famous political philosophers
Great thinkers of our time!
A list of some famous thinkers of the past, and the great thinkers of today. These are people who offered some new ideas and thought to help improve the situation of the world.
Great thinkers of the worldThese thinkers come from a range of different areas from science and philosophy to human rights and politics.
Great thinkers of the Classical period
Homer (c. 8th Century B.C. ) Considered the greatest of the ancient Greek poets.
Homer wrote two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey. His work was hugely influential in shaping Greek culture and literature.
Pythagoras (c.
List of political thinkers and their theories
570 BC – 495 BC) Greek philosopher, spiritual leader and mathematician. Pythagoras was credited by Plato with many key ideas in maths, science, ethics and philosophy. As well as being credited with mathematical theorems, Pythagoras was a religious leader of a secret mystical school.
Confucius (551–479) BCE Chinese philosopher and author of The Analects.
Confucius shaped Chinese culture – writing about family, loyalty,