List of German-language philosophers

This is a list of German-language philosophers. The following individuals have written philosophical texts in the German language. Many are categorized as German philosophers or Austrian philosophers, but some are neither German nor Austrian by ethnicity or nationality. Each one, however, satisfies at least one of the following criteria:

Reference works such as the following discuss the lives and summarize the works of notable philosophers:

(Cambridge) The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press; 1999.

(Macmillan) Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 1st edition (Paul Edwards, chief editor), 1973. (Macmillan2) 2nd edition (Donald M. Borchert, chief editor), 2006,

(Metzler) Metzler Philosophen Lexikon: von den Vorsokratikern bis zu den Neuen Philosophen, 3rd ed., Bernd Lutz (Stuttgart: Metzler, 2003).

(Oxford 1995) The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford University Press, 1995, . (Oxford 2005) 2005,

(Routledge 1998) Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Routledge, 1998, . (Routledge 2000) Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Routledge, 2000,

(Stanford) Peer-reviewed online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (Sassen) Brigitte Sassen. "18th Century German Philosophy Prior to Kant" in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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