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Vandana Shiva (Hindi: वंदना शिवा: born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist and anti-globalization author. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than 20 books.
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Donald Herbert Davidson (March 6, 1917 – August 30, 2003) was an American philosopher who was “one of the greatest philosophers of the late 20th century.” He served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley from
Izchak Miller (1935 – April 1, 1994) was a philosopher and author, known, among other things, for his books on Edmund Husserl and his contributions to Husserlian phenomenology.
Simone Weil was born on February 3, 1909 in Paris, France. She was a writer, known for Venezia salva (2013), Je suis Simone (La condition ouvrière) (2009) and Veillées d’armes (1994). She died on August 24, 1943 in Ashford, Kent, England.
Sivananda Saraswati (or Swami Sivanada) (8 September 1887 – 14 July 1963) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta. Sivananda was born Kuppuswami in Pattamadai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He studied medicine
Sylviane Agacinski-Jospin (born 4 May 1945) is a Polish-French philosopher, feminist, author, professor at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), and wife of Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister of France.
Anthony Clifford “A. C.” Grayling (/ˈɡreɪlɪŋ/; born 3 April 1949) is a British philosopher. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. Until June 2011, he was
Jeremy Bentham (/ˈbɛnθəm/; 15 February 1748 [O.S. 4 February 1747] – 6 June 1832) was a British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
Raphael von Koeber (January 15, 1848 in Nizhny Novgorod – June 14, 1923 in Yokohama) was a notable German-Russian teacher of philosophy at the Tokyo Imperial University in Japan.
Samuel (Schmuel) Hugo Bergman(n), or Samuel Bergman (Hebrew: שמואל הוגו ברגמן; December 25, 1883 – June 18, 1975) was an Israeli philosopher.
Will Kymlicka (/ˈkɪmlɪkə/; born 1962) is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism and animal ethics. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen’s Universi