List of nicknames of philosophers explained

Some philosophers have commonly used nicknames. All the nicknames on this list have sources that attest to their use.

Nicknames

• Artist's Philosopher: Arthur Schopenhauer^[1]
• Beekeeper Philosopher: Richard Taylor^[2]
• Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard^[3]
• Father of Logic: Aristotle^[4]
• The Jewish Luther: Moses Mendelssohn^[5]
• Laughing Philosopher: Democritus^[6]
• Longshoreman Philosopher: Eric Hoffer^[7]
• Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft^[8]
• Philosopher of Fascism: Giovanni Gentile^[9]
• Plato

Aristocles son of Ariston,^[10] but see Plato#Name.

• The Philosopher: Aristotle^[4]
• Weeping Philosopher: Heraclitus^[6]
• Bottled Wasp (aka Wasp in a Bottle): Charles Sanders Peirce^[11]
• The American Aristotle: Charles Sanders Peirce^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schopenhauer, Arthur | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Iep.utm.edu . 2019-01-16.
2. Web site: Harrie Verstappen . Richard Taylor . Cyberbore.com . 2002-11-09 . 2019-01-16.
3. Web site: Kierkegaard, Søren | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Iep.utm.edu . 2019-03-08.
4. Web site: Aristotle . The Works of Aristotle (12 vols.) . Noet.com . 2019-01-16.
5. Book: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mendelssohn/. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Moses Mendelssohn. 2019. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
6. Web site: The Weeping Philosopher vs the Laughing Philosopher(s). 7 January 2014. newepicurean.com. 18 January 2019.
7. News: Dirda . Michael . Book World: Blue-collar intellectual by 'Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher' . The Washington Post . 2012-05-09 . 2019-01-16.
8. Web site: Johnson . Jone . Mary Wollstonecraft's Life and Work . Thoughtco.com . 2019-03-08.
9. Web site: The Editors . Giovanni Gentile | Italian philosopher . Britannica.com . 1944-04-15 . 2019-01-16.
10. Web site: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers/Book III - Wikisource, the free online library . En.wikisource.org . 2019-03-08.
11. Book: Brent, Joseph . Charles Sanders Peirce : a life . 1993 . Indiana University Press . 0-253-31267-1 . Bloomington . 26014681.
12. Web site: Everett . Daniel . 15 August 2019 . The American Aristotle . June 7, 2022 . aeon.co.