Philosophers from Pennsylvania

American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s, Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American Left as a consistent critic of the foreign policy of the United States, contemporary capitalism, and corporatocracy.

American behaviorist (1904–1990)

American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)

American author and essayist (1927-1989)

American philosopher and writer (1885–1954)

American philosopher (1897–2000)

American philosopher (1923–2014)

American philosopher (1937-2024)

American philosopher (1913-1997)

Italian philosopher

20th-century American philosopher

Pulitzer Prize for History winner (1877–1948)

American logician (1925–1973)

American lawyer

American philosopher

American philosopher (1933-2025)

American philosopher and social choice theorist

New Zealand philosopher