The Most Famous

Philosophers from Ireland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Irish Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 7 of which were born in Ireland. This makes Ireland the birth place of the 27th most number of Philosophers behind Libya and Switzerland.

Top 7 Irish Philosophers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Irish Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

  1. #1
    Photo of George Berkeley

    George Berkeley

    1685 - 1753

    HPI 79.1387 langs

    Berkeley is most famous for his theory of esse est percipi or "to be is to be perceived."

  2. #2
    Photo of John Scotus Eriugena

    John Scotus Eriugena

    810 - 877

    HPI 78.1550 langs

    John Scotus Eriugena is most famous for his work "Periphyseon" which is a commentary on the "Divine Names" of Pseudo-Dionysius.

  3. #4
    Photo of John Toland

    John Toland

    1670 - 1722

    HPI 67.7738 langs

    Irish philosopher (1670-1722)

  4. #5
    Photo of James Ussher

    James Ussher

    1581 - 1656

    HPI 65.2831 langs
    James Ussher was a protestant bishop in Ireland who is most famous for his chronology of the world. He calculated that the world was created...Read moreShow less

    James Ussher was a protestant bishop in Ireland who is most famous for his chronology of the world. He calculated that the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC.

  5. #6
    Photo of William Thompson

    William Thompson

    1775 - 1833

    HPI 57.4016 langs

    philosopher and political writer from Ireland (1775-1833)

  6. #7
    Photo of Philip Pettit

    Philip Pettit

    b. 1945

    HPI 54.1016 langs

    Irish philosopher and political theorist

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