List of Catholic philosophers and theologians

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This is a list of Catholic philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism is important to their works. Their names are ordered chronologically from earliest to latest in time based on their dates of birth.

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To make for easier reading, this list of philosophers are subdivided into various philosophical movements and time periods based on the dates they were philosophically active (For example: Nicholas Malabranche is categorized here as a “1660-1914 Enlightenment and Colonial era philosopher” as he wrote his seminal work “Concerning the Search after Truth” in 1674) in order to give a rough sense of influence between thinkers.

Patristic Philosophers (c. 30-476)

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Clement of Rome
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Ambrose of Milan
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Augustine of Hippo

Early Medieval Philosophers (c.476-1000)

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Boethius
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Gregory the Great
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Bede the Venerable

Scholastic Philosophers (c.1000-1492)

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Anselm
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Bernard of Clairvaux
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Thomas Aquinas

Renaissance and Counter Reformation Philosophers (c.1492-1660)

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Erasmus
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Theresa of Ávila
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René Descartes

Enlightenment and Colonial Era Philosophers (c.1660-1914)

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Alphonsus Liguori
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Portrait of Newman by John Everett Millais, 1881
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Max Scheler

Modern Philosophers (c.1914-present)

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G.K Chesterton
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Edith Stein
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Benedict XVI

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This is a list of philosophers from the Western tradition of philosophy.

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