List of nicknames of philosophers

Some philosophers have commonly used nicknames. All the nicknames on this list have sources that attest to their use.

Nicknames

• Artist's Philosopher: Arthur Schopenhauer[1]
• Beekeeper Philosopher: Richard Taylor[2]
• Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard[3]
• Father of Logic: Aristotle[4]
• The Jewish Luther: Moses Mendelssohn[5]
• Laughing Philosopher: Democritus[6]
• Longshoreman Philosopher: Eric Hoffer[7]
• Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft[8]
• Philosopher of Fascism: Giovanni Gentile[9]
• Plato: Aristocles son of Ariston,[10] but see Plato#Name.
• The Philosopher: Aristotle[4]
• Weeping Philosopher: Heraclitus[6]

References

1. "Schopenhauer, Arthur | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
2. Harrie Verstappen (2002-11-09). "Richard Taylor". Cyberbore.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
3. "Kierkegaard, Søren | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Iep.utm.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
4. Aristotle. "The Works of Aristotle (12 vols.)". Noet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
5. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mendelssohn/
6. "The Weeping Philosopher vs the Laughing Philosopher(s)". newepicurean.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
7. Dirda, Michael (2012-05-09). "Book World: Blue-collar intellectual by 'Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
8. Johnson, Jone. "Mary Wollstonecraft's Life and Work". Thoughtco.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
9. The Editors (1944-04-15). "Giovanni Gentile | Italian philosopher". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
10. "Lives of the Eminent Philosophers/Book III - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2019-03-08.