1815–1852
Ada Lovelace
Connects mathematics, imagination, symbolic systems, computation, and the creative potential of machines.
Computing · Feminist Thought · Mathematics
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Computing
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Featuring Alan TuringExplore the collection →Philosophy
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African American Thought
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Analytic Philosophy
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Ancient Philosophy
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Eastern Philosophy
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Empiricism
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Ethics
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Existentialism
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Feminist Thought
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Language & Meaning
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Literary Theory
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Medieval Philosophy
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Modern Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Modern Philosophy.
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Modern Thought
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Natural Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Natural Philosophy.
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Phenomenology
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Phenomenology.
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Postcolonial Thought
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Poststructuralism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Poststructuralism.
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Pragmatism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Pragmatism.
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Probability
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Probability.
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Rationalism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Rationalism.
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Symbolism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Symbolism.
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Utilitarianism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Utilitarianism.
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Western Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Western Philosophy.
Science
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Astronomy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Astronomy.
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Biology
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Biology.
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Computing
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Computing.
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Logic
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Logic.
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Mathematics
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Mathematics.
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Metaphysics
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Physics
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Physics.
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Science
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Psychology & Society
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Psychoanalysis
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Psychoanalysis.
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Psychology
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Psychology.
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Social Theory
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Religion & Mysticism
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Islamic Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Islamic Philosophy.
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Jewish Thought
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Jewish Thought.
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Religion & Mysticism
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Religion & Mysticism.
Culture & Strategy
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Economics
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Economics.
2 thinkers · 1 thoughts
Literature
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Literature.
14 thinkers · 6 thoughts
Political Philosophy
A curated path through the thinkers, works, and enduring questions gathered in Political Philosophy.
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Strategy
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Popular Thinkers
1912–1954
Alan Turing
Investigates computation, intelligence, logic, codebreaking, algorithms, and the boundaries of machine thought.
Computing · Logic · Mathematics
Popular Thoughts
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The Nature of Intelligence: A Turing Perspective
Introduction The question of what constitutes intelligence has occupied the minds of philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians for centuries. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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