1842–1910 · Modern
William James
Psychology
Joined philosophy and psychology around lived experience, attention, religious experience, and practical consequences.
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1959–present · Contemporary
Winona LaDuke
Environmental Thought
Links land, food, women, treaties, energy, and sovereignty into a living politics of repair.
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c. 310–235 BCE · Classical
Xunzi
Philosophy
Confucian realist of ritual, education, and disciplined transformation.
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1903–1994 · Contemporary
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Philosophy
Forced Jewish and Israeli thought to confront the moral danger of sanctifying power.
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c. 369–286 BCE · Classical
Zhuangzi
Philosophy
Daoist philosopher of transformation, freedom, and playful skepticism.
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