List of philosophers born in the 17th century

Philosophers born in the 17th century (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:

Note: This list has a minimal criterion for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also

A

• Firmin Abauzit, (1679–1767)
• Yves Marie André, (1675–1764)
• Antoine Arnauld, (1612–1694) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]} *
• Mary Astell, (1666–1731) ^{[1] [3] [4]}

B

• John Balguy, (1686–1748)
• Pierre Bayle, (1647–1706) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Richard Bentley, (1662–1742) ^[3]
• George Berkeley, (1685–1753) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• François Bernier, (1620–1688) ^[3]
• Hugh Binning, (1627–1653)
• Samuel Bold, (1649–1737) ^[3]
• Robert Boyle, (1627–1691) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Peter Browne, (1666–1735) ^[3]
• Thomas Browne, (1605–1682)
• Claude Buffier, (1661–1737) ^[3]
• Richard Burthogge, (1638–1704) ^[3]
• Joseph Butler, (1692–1752) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^[3]

C

• Gershom Carmichael, (c. 1672–1729) ^[3]
• Margaret Cavendish, (1623–1673) ^{[1] [3]}
• Walter Charleton, (1619–1707) ^[3]
• William Chillingworth, (1602–1644) ^[3]
• Samuel Clarke, (1675–1729) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Johannes Clauberg, (1622–1665) ^[3]
• Catherine Trotter Cockburn, (1679–1749) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Arthur Collier, (1680–1732) ^{[1] [3]}
• Anthony Collins, (1676–1729) ^[2] 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Lady Anne Finch Conway, (1631–1679) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Geraud de Cordemoy, (1626–1684) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Jean-Pierre de Crousaz, (1663–1750)
• Ralph Cudworth, (1617–1688) ^[2] 12 ^[3]
• Nathaniel Culverwel, (1619–1651) ^[3]
• Richard Cumberland, (c. 1631–1718) ^{[1] [3]}

D

• John Theophilus Desaguliers, (1683–1744)
• Robert Desgabets, (1610–1678) ^{[3] [4]}
• Kenelm Digby, (1603–1665) ^[3]
• Humphry Ditton, (1675–1715)

E

• Elisabeth of Bohemia, (1618–1680) ^{[1] [3]}

F

• Michelangelo Fardella, (1646–1718) ^[3]
• François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, (1651–1715) ^[3]
• Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, (1657–1757) ^{[1] [3]}
• Simon Foucher, (1644–1696) ^[3]

G

• Gadadhara Bhattacharya, (1604–1709) ^[3]
• John Gay, (1685–1732) ^[1]
• Arnold Geulincx, (1624–1669) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^[3]
• Joseph Glanvill, (1636–1680) ^{[1] [3]}
• Baltasar Gracián y Morales, (1601–1658) ^[1]
• Guido Grandi, (1671–1742)

H

• Han Wonjin, (1682–1751) ^[3]
• James Harrington, (1611–1677) ^[3]
• Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont, (1614–1698) ^[3]
• Huang Zongxi (or Huang Tsung-hsi), (1610–1695) ^[1]
• Pierre Daniel Huet, (1630–1721) ^[3]
• Francis Hutcheson, (1694–1746) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^[3]
• Christiaan Huygens, (1629–1695) ^[1]

I

• Ito Jinsai, (1627–1705) ^[3]
• Isaac Cardoso, (1603 or 1604).
• Isaac Orobio de Castro, (c.1617–1687)

J

• Samuel Johnson, (1649–1703) ^[3]

K

• Kaibara Ekiken, (1630–1740) ^[3]
• Lord Kames, (1696–1782) ^[3]
• Kumazawa Banzan, (1619–1691) ^[3]

L

• Louis de La Forge, (1632–1666) ^{[1] [3]}
• William Law, (1686–1761) ^[3]
• Jean Le Clerc, (1657–1737) ^[3]
• Antoine Le Grand, (1629–1699) ^{[3] [4]}
• Gottfried Leibniz, (1646–1716) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]} *
• John Locke, (1632–1704) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}

M

• Nicolas Malebranche, (1638–1715) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Bernard de Mandeville, (1670–1733) ^[2] 2 ^[3]
• Damaris Cudworth Masham, (1659–1708) ^{[1] [3] [4]}
• Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) ^{[1] [2]} 2 ^{[3] [4]}
• Henry More, (1614–1687) ^{[1] [3]}

N

• Isaac Newton, (1642–1727) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^[3]
• John Norris, (1657–1711) ^{[3] [4]} *

O

• Ogyū Sorai, (1666–1728) ^[3]

P

• Blaise Pascal, (1623–1662) ^{[1] [2]} 2 ^[3]
• Robert Joseph Pothier, (1699–1772) ^[3]
• Samuel Pufendorf, (1632–1694) ^{[1] [2]} 2 ^[3]

R

• John Ray, (1627–1705) ^[1]
• Pierre-Sylvain Regis, (1632–1707) ^[3]
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus, (1694–1768) ^[1]
• Jacques Rohault, (1617–1672) ^[3]

S

• Anna Maria van Schurman, (1607–1678) ^[3]
• John Sergeant, (1623–1704) ^[3]
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, (1671–1713) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Baruch Spinoza, (1632–1677) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, (1619–1695) ^[3]
• Edward Stillingfleet, (1635–1699) ^[1]
• Gabrielle Suchon, (1631–1703) ^[3]
• Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688–1772) ^[3]
• Algernon Sydney, (1623–1683)

T

• Christian Thomasius, (1655–1728) ^[3]
• Matthew Tindal, (1657–1733) ^[3]
• John Toland, (1670–1722) ^[2] 12 ^[3]
• Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, (1651–1708) ^[3]
• George Turnball, (1698–1748) ^{[1] [3]}

V

• Giambattista Vico, (1668–1744) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^{[3] [4]}
• Voltaire, (1694–1778) ^[2] 12 ^[3]

W

• Wang Fuzhi (or Wang Fu-Chih or Wang Chuanshan), (1619–1692) ^{[1] [3]}
• Benjamin Whichcote, (1609–1683)
• Gerrard Winstanley, (1609–1676)
• Christian Wolff, (1679–1754) ^{[1] [2]} 12 ^[3]
• William Wollaston, (1659–1724) ^{[1] [3]}

Y

• Yen Yuan (1635–1704) ^[1]
• Yi Kan (1677–1727) ^[3]

Notes

1. - For more information about this person's contribution to philosophy, see his/her entry in The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press; 1999. ISBN   0-521-63722-8
2. - For more information about this person's contribution to philosophy, see his/her entry in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy .

   1: Oxford University Press; 1995. ISBN   0-19-866132-0

   2: Oxford University Press; 2005. ISBN   0-19-926479-1

3. - For more information about this person's contribution to philosophy, see his/her entry in the Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Routledge; 2000. ISBN   0-415-22364-4
4. - This person is featured in the peer-reviewed online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Subjects with an asterisk have an article solicited about them, but not yet published at the encyclopedia (as of 2-22-2006).

See also

• List of philosophers
• 17th-century philosophy
• List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
• List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 18th century
• List of philosophers born in the 19th century
• List of philosophers born in the 20th century