The third and final member of a chain of Athenian philosophers who would shape the foundation of Western philosophy, Aristotle (384…
Austrian-born English philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is considered as one of the most influential although controversial thinkers of the 20th century. His…
Widely considered as one of the top musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis (1926–1991) was a major force…
Although some of his theories are still hotly debated, Sigmund Freud, (May 6, 1856–September 23, 1939) is widely regarded as…
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was an influential British economist whose ideas on government intervention in the economy were considered to…
Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, William Butler (W. B.) Yeats (1865–1939), is considered to this day as one of the…
Best known as the wife of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill served as one of her…
Austrian-born economist Friedrich Hayek was noted for his criticisms of the Keynesian welfare state and of totalitarian socialism which was…
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) laid the foundations of evolutionary biology through the process of natural selection, which he outlined in…
The author of such literary classics as Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, James Joyce (1882 – 1941) was one of Ireland's most celebrated novelists…