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IN OUR TIME'S PHILOSOPHY RESOURCE MISSED A PROGRAMME? Go to the Listen Again page GREATEST PHILOSOPHER A list of eminent philosophers which may help you when considering a candidate for nomination. Find out about more philosophers... Ancient World | Medieval and Renaissance | Enlightenment | Nineteenth Century | Twentieth Century | View All Philosophers Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) - Founder of Utilitarianism; believed morality was a question of 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number". Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) - Man is a slave to his will, pleasure is merely the absence of pain John Stuart Mill (1806-73) - Utilitarian and campaigner for women's rights; influential empiricist especially on Bertrand Russell and J.M. Keynes Karl Marx (1818-83) - "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs". Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55) - Suffering is necessary; the individual must stand alone against the crowd. William James (1842-1910) - wrote The Varieties of Religious Experience ; believed the individual is free from biological or social context. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) - God is dead; man is governed by the 'will to power'. Find out about more philosophers... Ancient World | Medieval and Renaissance | Enlightenment | Nineteenth Century | Twentieth Century | View All Philosophers Audio Help IN OUR TIME HOMEPAGE Back to homepage RESOURCE HOME Go to resource homepage TIMELINE Not sure who to choose? Read our Philosopher Timeline. TOP 20 NOMINATIONS Find out more about the philosophers who were short listed in the 2005 vote. QUIZ Play our philosophy quotes quiz PHILOSOPHER VOTE RESULT Find out who won the vote and who made it into the top ten. DON'T MISS Thursday 9.00-9.45am, rpt 9.30-10.00pm. Melvyn Bragg explores the history of ideas. Listen again online or download the latest programme as an mp3 file. RELATED PROGRAMMES The Reith lectures News & Current Affairs | Arts & Drama | Comedy & Quizzes | Science | Religion & Ethics | History | Factual Back to top About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy