Philosophy Collection (page 6)

An engraving depicting Charles Babbage's difference engine. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) an English polymath
5311323 An engraving depicting Charles Babbage's difference engine. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) an English polymath, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG

Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei
5307334 Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo by Galileo Galilei.; (add.info.: Title page of the Latin edition of Galileo Dialogo (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems)

An engraving showing the front and back view of Henry Cavendish's registering thermometer
5311276 An engraving showing the front and back view of Henry Cavendish's registering thermometer. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) a British natural philosopher, scientist

Frontispiece of " De officiis " by Marco Tullio Cicero (Ciceron, 106 BC 43 BC)
FGL5472781 Frontispiece of " De officiis " by Marco Tullio Cicero (Ciceron, 106 BC 43 BC), Roman statesman and Latin writer containing the philosophical treatises " Cato Major de

Engraving depicting Plato and his followers in the grounds of The Academy, Athens
5309169 Engraving depicting Plato and his followers in the grounds of The Academy, Athens; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Plato and his followers in the grounds of The Academy, Athens)

Platon - in "Cosmographia" de Solinus, 14eme siecle
GIA5036023 Platon - in "Cosmographia" de Solinus, 14eme siecle.; (add.info.: Platon - in "Cosmographia" de Solinus, 14eme siecle.); © Giancarlo Costa

Miniature representant le sophiste, Philostrate. Manuscrit de Boccacio (Boccace), 1430
GIA5036804 Miniature representant le sophiste, Philostrate. Manuscrit de Boccacio (Boccace), 1430.; (add.info.: Miniature representant le sophiste, Philostrate)

Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, philosopher and encyclopedist
JAB5037373 Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (1717-1783), French mathematician, philosopher and encyclopedist. engraving from 1878; (add.info)

Saint Albert the Great (1205-1280), (Albert Magnus, Albrecht von Bollstadt). Anonymous painting
GIA5034697 Saint Albert the Great (1205-1280), (Albert Magnus, Albrecht von Bollstadt). Anonymous painting; © Giancarlo Costa

Manuscript of the philosopher and theologianAnselm of Cantorbery (Canterbury)
GIA5034916 Manuscript of the philosopher and theologianAnselm of Cantorbery (Canterbury) (or Saint Anselmo of Aosta (San Anselmo d'Aosta) or Anselm of Bec (1033-1109), Benedictine monk

Portrait of Philipp Aureolus Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim Paracelsus, (Paracelsus Aracelsus) Swiss philosopher
XEE5030973 Portrait of Philipp Aureolus Theophrast Bombast von Hohenheim Paracelsus, (Paracelsus Aracelsus) Swiss philosopher

Portrait of Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) philosopher and theologian francais
XEE5030641 Portrait of Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) philosopher and theologian francais; (add.info.: Portrait of Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715) philosopher and theologian francais

Portrait of Jean Duns Scot or John Duns Scotus in English or Johannes Duns Scotus in German (1265-1308)
XEE5028951 Portrait of Jean Duns Scot or John Duns Scotus in English or Johannes Duns Scotus in German (1265-1308) Franciscan philosopher

Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Nicolas Machiavel, 1469-1527) - Engraving by Alessandro Focosi 1850
XEE5027021 Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Nicolas Machiavel, 1469-1527) - Engraving by Alessandro Focosi 1850; (add.info.: Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Nicolas Machiavel)

Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher of the 19th century
XEE5027687 Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher of the 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher of the 19th century

Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher
XEE5027691 Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher; (add.info.: Portrait of Roberto Ardigo (1828-1920) Italian philosopher); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Socrates, Greek philosopher (-470 -399)
XEE5027405 Portrait of Socrates, Greek philosopher (-470 -399); (add.info.: Portrait of Socrates, Greek philosopher (-470 -399)); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) German Writer and Philosopher
XEE5029643 Portrait of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) German Writer and Philosopher; (add.info.: Portrait of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803) German Writer and Philosopher); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist
XEE5028806 Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet, physicist; (add.info.: Portrait of Empedocle D'Agrigento (492-430 BC) philosopher, doctor, poet

Portrait of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) American politician, writer and philosopher. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4941964 Portrait of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) American politician, writer and philosopher. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Erasmus included in the front page of Colloquia, 1655 (print)
CUL4937079 Portrait of Erasmus included in the front page of Colloquia, 1655 (print); (add.info.: Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus (1469-1539). Dutch clergy, humanist and writer

Title page of Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie (Book 1) by Karl Marx published in 1867
5668995 Title page of Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Oekonomie (Book 1) by Karl Marx published in 1867; (add.info.: Karl Marx (1818-1883)); Photo © AF Fotografie

Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of The Prince (woodcut)
5668976 Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of The Prince (woodcut); (add.info.: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)); Photo © AF Fotografie

Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra)
BEN5464500 Page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Dialectics (associated with Zarathustra (Zarathushtra, Zarathushtra)

Honore Gabriel (Honore-Gabriel) Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791), revolutionary
JEB4959808 Honore Gabriel (Honore-Gabriel) Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749-1791), revolutionary, headdress of his hat of the aristocracy by the abbe and then Cardinal Maury (1746-1817)

GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). English Golden Age writer and moralist. "El Criticon" (The Critick)
CUL4865466 GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). English Golden Age writer and moralist. "El Criticon" (The Critick). Frontispiece of the third part

Symposion of ancient greece: meeting of drinkers one of the Greeks's favorite hobbies
NWI4863145 Symposion of ancient greece: meeting of drinkers one of the Greeks's favorite hobbies, where they exchanged ideas while drinking alcohol (philosophers)

SENECA, Lucius Annaeus (4 BC-65). Latin philosopher, statesman, politician and dramatist. Etching
CUL4858320 SENECA, Lucius Annaeus (4 BC-65). Latin philosopher, statesman, politician and dramatist. Etching. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: SENECA, Lucius Annaeus (4 BC-65)

SPENCER, Herbert (1820-1903). Portrait of Herbert Spencer. Litography. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona
CUL4867392 SPENCER, Herbert (1820-1903). Portrait of Herbert Spencer. Litography. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia); (add.info.: SPENCER)

Chinese philosopher Confucius (or Kong Fu Zi or KongZi) (551-479 BC) surrounds his disciples. 19th century, (engraving)
ELD4900867 Chinese philosopher Confucius (or Kong Fu Zi or KongZi) (551-479 BC) surrounds his disciples. 19th century, (engraving).; Private Collection; (add.info)

Diogene of Sinope called the cynic, (around 413-around 327 BC), holding his lantern lit in the streets of Athenes
NWI4912178 Diogene of Sinope called the cynic, (around 413-around 327 BC), holding his lantern lit in the streets of Athenes (Greece) in search of a real man

portrait of Aristotle (384 - 322 BC), Greek philosopher
NWI4912129 portrait of Aristotle (384 - 322 BC), Greek philosopher.; (add.info.: portrait of Aristotle (384 - 322 BC), Greek philosopher.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Pythagoras
5308452 Pythagoras.; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting Pythagoras shown here using string and wind musical instruments)

SANCHEZ DE LAS BROZAS, Francisco, called "El Brocense" (1523-1600). Spanish humanist shcolar. Engraving
CUL4877565 SANCHEZ DE LAS BROZAS, Francisco, called "El Brocense" (1523-1600). Spanish humanist shcolar. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285688 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855
DUV4201287 Alphabet of famous women. Unknown publisher, circa 1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X: portrait of Xanthippe (Xantippe), wife of the Greek philosopher Socrates

Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving)
3733537 Pythagoras, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pythagoras, an Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism movement)

French historian Ernest Renan, 19th century (engraving)
3733437 French historian Ernest Renan, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Ernest Renan (1823-1892) a French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations, philosopher, historian

Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850
3507995 Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev, 1850; (add.info.: Pyotr Nikitich Tkachev (1844 -1886) - literary critic and publicist. One of the ideologists of populism

Engraved portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
3077844 Engraved portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) an English poet, literary critic and philosopher

Pierre Bayle
2603649 Pierre Bayle; (add.info.: Pierre Bayle (1647 - 1706) French philosopher, skeptic and writer. engraving from "Histoire des Philosophes Modernes" by Alexandre Saverien (Paris, 1762))

Tobias Andreae, 1725 (engraving)
2603646 Tobias Andreae, 1725 (engraving); (add.info.: Tobias Andreae (1604 - 1676) German Calvinist. Professor of philosophy at Groningen University

The School of Socrates
3585943 The School of Socrates; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the School of Socrates. Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher and educator. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Wycliffe
3585900 John Wycliffe; (add.info.: Portrait of John Wycliffe (1320-1384) an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford University

John Wycliffe
3585896 John Wycliffe; (add.info.: Portrait of John Wycliffe (1320-1384) an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford University

Death of Socrates, 1749 (engraving)
3432620 Death of Socrates, 1749 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Socrates, from a 1749 print. Socrates, 470/469-399 BC. Classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher.)

Literature. The french philosopher Voltaire. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434276 Literature. The french philosopher Voltaire. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900; (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Lao-Tzu, Chinese philosopher and inspiration of Taoism, riding a buffalo. 6th century BC (engraving)
537193 Lao-Tzu, Chinese philosopher and inspiration of Taoism, riding a buffalo. 6th century BC (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Exploring the Depths of Thought: Unveiling the Essence of Philosophy" In Joseph Wright's captivating masterpiece, "The Orrery, " we witness a profound representation of philosophy's essence. Just as the celestial bodies revolve around the sun, so too does philosophy orbit around our quest for knowledge and understanding. Ludwig Wittgenstein, depicted in a caricature, stands as a towering figure in philosophical discourse. His words echo through time, challenging us to question language and its limits. In his pursuit of clarity, he unraveled intricate webs woven by human communication. "The Airpump, " another work by Joseph Wright, captures an intimate moment where science meets philosophy. As air is extracted from the chamber, it symbolizes our relentless curiosity to uncover truth and unravel mysteries that lie beyond our immediate perception. Jean-Paul Sartre emerges as a prominent French writer and philosopher who delved into existentialism—a school of thought that explores individual freedom and responsibility. Through his works like "Being and Nothingness, " he invites us to confront life's absurdities with courage and authenticity. "Iris Murdoch, " an influential philosopher herself, emphasized moral integrity amidst chaos. Her writings remind us that true happiness lies not in self-indulgence but rather in transcending egoistic desires through love and compassion for others. David Hume's caricature reminds us of his skepticism towards reason itself—urging us to critically examine our beliefs before accepting them blindly. He challenged traditional notions about causality while advocating for empirical evidence as the foundation for knowledge acquisition. Helena Blavatsky founded Theosophy—an esoteric belief system blending Eastern mysticism with Western philosophies—in her quest to unveil hidden truths about existence beyond conventional boundaries. Karl Marx's portrait serves as a reminder of his revolutionary ideas on social justice and class struggle—the foundations upon which Marxism was built—a philosophy striving for equality among all individuals within society.