• Noam Chomsky

What’s Within: Colin McGinn on Nativism from Plato to Chomsky

The "Father of Modern Philosophy", René Descartes (1596–1650) was one of the most prominent voices of the Scientific Revolution. A…

• Igor Stravinsky

Rite of Passage: John Heiss on Igor Stravinsky’s Life and Legacy

The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. His career spanned from the…

• Ludwig van Beethoven

Language Rules: Rom Harré on the Life and Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian-born English philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is considered as one of the most influential—although controversial—thinkers of the 20th century. His work touched on topics…

• Bertrand Russell

Analyzing Language: Stephen Neale on Bertrand Russell’s Philosophy of Language (Part 2)

A British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) made significant contributions to the fields of mathematical logic, analytic philosophy,…

• Alan Turing

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Jack Copeland on the Life and
 Work of Codebreaker and Computer Science Pioneer Alan Turing

Alan Turing (1912–1954) was an English mathematician, logician, pioneer of computer science, and wartime code-breaker. He is credited with creating a design for the Automatic…