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 Beekeeper Philosopher: Richard Clyde Taylor Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard Father of Logic: Aristotle The Jewish Luther: Moses Mendelssohn Laughing Philosopher: Democritus Longshoreman Philosopher: Eric Hoffer Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft Philosopher of Fascism: Giovanni Gentile Plato: Aristocles son of Ariston, but see Plato#Name. The Philosopher: Aristotle Weeping Philosopher: Heraclitus Bottled Wasp ( Wasp in a Bottle): Charles Sanders Peirce The American Aristotle: Charles Sanders Peirce
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