2007-04-28 19:24:01 · 13 answers · asked by apple 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
most existentialists other than say kierkegaarde if you count him
2007-04-28 19:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, as long as you stick with Existentialism, Communism/Marxism, Objectivism, nihilism, and secular humanism, you can get a good feel of modern philosophical ideas without being having God keep pestering you. However, I highly suggest that for broadness of knowledge it's worth reading the works of some theological and religious philosophies. Take from it what strikes a chord, and reject the parts that don't work, but don't reject or accept a whole body of work based on particulars. I am personally a Christian, but I've read Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and many atheistic texts (including Marx's Beyond Good and Evil), and it doesn't hurt to get a good perspective. There are certain aspects of religious philosophies by which one may live without subscribing to the entire religion.
Here are a few names for your consideration.
Ayn Rand
Friedrich Nietzsche
Immanuel Kant
Jean-Paul Sartre
Albert Camus
Simone de Beauvoir
Mary Wollstonecraft
Virginia Woolf-not sure if she was actually atheist, but she does not discuss God in her writings.
2007-04-29 05:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bertrand Russell
Karl Marx
Friedrich Nietzsche
David Hume was practically an atheist and John Dewey was not very far.
2007-04-28 23:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by dimitris k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russell and Sartre' come to mind. Russell is English. and was most popular in the 40's and 50's.
Sartre' is French. His most well-known book is "Being and Nothingness". He was most popular in the late 60's and 70's. Give yourself enough time when you decide to read his books! ;)
Ayn Rand, Nietzsche, and Kant also come to mind as I am typing this!
Hope this helps!
Rob
2007-04-29 05:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by barefoot_rob1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best atheist philosophers of all time are Sartre and Nietzsche
2007-04-28 22:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ayn Rand, just to pick a notorious one from the 20th Century.
2007-04-28 20:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carl Sagan and Sam Harris are the first to come to mind.
2007-04-28 22:09:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-04-28 19:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by raven7night 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. What do you need to know?
2007-04-29 02:36:22 · answer #9 · answered by V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
He's so hard-core...
He doesn't even believe in DOG...
2007-04-28 19:30:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋