American philosophers of culture

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 philosopher (1803–1882)

American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

American author (1922–2007)

American science fiction author (1928–1982)

American behaviorist (1904–1990)

American writer (1925–2012)

American political scientist, political economist, and author

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

American author and activist (1952–2021)

Russian sociologist (1889-1968)

American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker (1922–2010)

American philosopher (1932–2025)

American philosopher (1931–2007)

American philosopher (born 1947)

American science fiction writer (born 1952)

American sociologist (1919–2011)

American author, futurist, and agnostic mystic (1932-2007)

American philosopher

American political economist (1946–)

American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author

American political theorist

American philosopher (1929–2017)

American philosopher (1929–2023)

American philosopher (1876–1957)

American bishop (1931–2021)

American philosopher and academic

American theologian

American philosopher (1926–2020)

American philosopher (1913-1997)

American philosopher

American analytic philosopher (1908-1979)

American philosopher (1907-1977)

American activist (1902–1995)

American philosopher

Australian philosopher

American philosopher

American philosopher (1910–1997)

American philosopher (1921–2004)

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American philosopher (1934–2024)

American philosopher

American philosopher (1968-)