List of philosophers born in the 17th century explained

Philosophers born in the 17th century (and others important in the history of philosophy), listed alphabetically:

Note: This list has a minimal criterion for inclusion and the relevance to philosophy of some individuals on the list is disputed.

A

• Firmin Abauzit, (1679–1767)
• Yves Marie André, (1675–1764)
• Antoine Arnauld, (1612–1694)12*
• Mary Astell, (1666–1731)

B

• John Balguy, (1686–1748)
• Pierre Bayle, (1647–1706)12
• Richard Bentley, (1662–1742)
• George Berkeley, (1685–1753)12
• François Bernier, (1620–1688)
• Hugh Binning, (1627–1653)
• Samuel Bold, (1649–1737)
• Robert Boyle, (1627–1691)12
• Peter Browne, (1666–1735)
• Thomas Browne, (1605–1682)
• Claude Buffier, (1661–1737)
• Richard Burthogge, (1638–1704)
• Joseph Butler, (1692–1752)12

C

• Gershom Carmichael, (c. 1672–1729)
• Margaret Cavendish, (1623–1673)
• Walter Charleton, (1619–1707)
• William Chillingworth, (1602–1644)
• Samuel Clarke, (1675–1729)12
• Johannes Clauberg, (1622–1665)
• Catherine Trotter Cockburn, (1679–1749)
• Arthur Collier, (1680–1732)
• Anthony Collins, (1676–1729)12
• Lady Anne Finch Conway, (1631–1679)12
• Geraud de Cordemoy, (1626–1684)
• Jean-Pierre de Crousaz, (1663–1750)
• Ralph Cudworth, (1617–1688)12
• Nathaniel Culverwel, (1619–1651)
• Richard Cumberland, (c. 1631–1718)

D

• John Theophilus Desaguliers, (1683–1744)
• Robert Desgabets, (1610–1678)
• Kenelm Digby, (1603–1665)
• Humphry Ditton, (1675–1715)

E

• Elisabeth of Bohemia, (1618–1680)

F

• Michelangelo Fardella, (1646–1718)
• François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, (1651–1715)
• Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, (1657–1757)
• Simon Foucher, (1644–1696)

G

• Gadadhara Bhattacharya, (1604–1709)
• John Gay, (1685–1732)
• Arnold Geulincx, (1624–1669)12
• Joseph Glanvill, (1636–1680)
• Baltasar Gracián y Morales, (1601–1658)
• Guido Grandi, (1671–1742)

H

• Han Wonjin, (1682–1751)
• James Harrington, (1611–1677)
• Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont, (1614–1698)
• Huang Zongxi (or Chinese: Huang Tsung-hsi), (1610–1695)
• Pierre Daniel Huet, (1630–1721)
• Francis Hutcheson, (1694–1746)12
• Christiaan Huygens, (1629–1695)

I

• Ito Jinsai, (1627–1705)

J

• Samuel Johnson, (1649–1703)

K

• Kaibara Ekiken, (1630–1740)
• Lord Kames, (1696–1782)
• Kumazawa Banzan, (1619–1691)

L

• Louis de La Forge, (1632–1666)
• William Law, (1686–1761)
• Jean Le Clerc, (1657–1737)
• Antoine Le Grand, (1629–1699)
• Gottfried Leibniz, (1646–1716)12*
• John Locke, (1632–1704)12

M

• Nicolas Malebranche, (1638–1715)12
• Bernard de Mandeville, (1670–1733)2
• Damaris Cudworth Masham, (1659–1708)
• Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755)2
• Henry More, (1614–1687)

N

• Isaac Newton, (1642–1727)12
• John Norris, (1657–1711)*

O

• Ogyū Sorai, (1666–1728)

P

• Blaise Pascal, (1623–1662)2
• Robert Joseph Pothier, (1699–1772)
• Samuel Pufendorf, (1632–1694)2

R

• John Ray, (1627–1705)
• Pierre-Sylvain Regis, (1632–1707)
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus, (1694–1768)
• Jacques Rohault, (1617–1672)

S

• Anna Maria van Schurman, (1607–1678)
• John Sergeant, (1623–1704)
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, (1671–1713)12
• Baruch Spinoza, (1632–1677)12
• James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, (1619–1695)
• Edward Stillingfleet, (1635–1699)
• Gabrielle Suchon, (1631–1703)
• Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688–1772)
• Algernon Sydney, (1623–1683)

T

• Christian Thomasius, (1655–1728)
• Matthew Tindal, (1657–1733)
• John Toland, (1670–1722)12
• Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, (1651–1708)
• George Turnball, (1698–1748)

V

• Giambattista Vico, (1668–1744)12
• Voltaire, (1694–1778)12

W

• Wang Fuzhi (or Wang Fu-Chih or Wang Chuanshan), (1619–1692)
• Benjamin Whichcote, (1609–1683)
• Gerrard Winstanley, (1609–1676)
• Christian Wolff, (1679–1754)12
• William Wollaston, (1659–1724)

Y

• Yen Yuan (1635–1704)
• Yi Kan (1677–1727)

See also

• List of philosophers
• 17th-century philosophy
• List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
• List of philosophers born in the 1st through 10th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 11th through 14th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 15th and 16th centuries
• List of philosophers born in the 18th century
• List of philosophers born in the 19th century
• List of philosophers born in the 20th century