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Michael Knowles RANKS The Greatest Philosophers

2025-04-05 News & Politics
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Balance of Nature - Go to https://balanceofnature.com and use promo code KNOWLES for 35% off your first order PLUS get a free bottle of Fiber and Spice. Who is the greatest philosopher of all time? Michael Knowles ranks the most influential thinkers in history—from Plato to Nietzsche, Aquinas to Marx—and sorts them into tiers based on their impact, logic, and lasting influence. Which philosophers shaped civilization? Who completely missed the mark? And who deserves to be forgotten? Join Michael as he breaks it all down in this definitive ranking of history’s greatest (and worst) philosophers! 👉 Watch now and let us know—who’s in YOUR top tier? 📲 Subscribe for more debates, deep dives, and cultural commentary. Only DailyWire+ members can watch the full episodes of my podcast. Join here: https://bit.ly/4biDlri LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelKnowles?sub_confirmation=1 Get your Michael Knowles candles: https://bit.ly/3BXZyy3 You've seen it played on The Michael Knowles Show, and now you can play YES-or-NO at home. Get it here: https://bit.ly/45pOROm Already have the YES-or-NO game? Get your hands on the Conspiracy Expansion Pack: https://bit.ly/3PaR0be Already have YES-or-NO AND the Conspiracy Expansion Pack? Get the Politics, Philosophy, & Religion Expansion Pack: https://bit.ly/3ZPAOSo #MichaelKnowles #Philosophy #GreatestPhilosophers #PhilosopherRankings #Debate #History #ConservativeCommentary #Plato #Nietzsche #Aquinas #Socrates #WesternCivilization #Logic #DeepThinking

Top Comments (10)

@Countdrizzle 2025-04-05

Having Andrew Tate but not Saint Augustine is a crime.

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@TheLifeOfMrT 2025-04-05

It's unforgivable that Augustine is missing.

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@tystevenson7449 2025-04-05

No Hume, No Kant?! No Wittgenstein? Pascal? Incomplete list at best.

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@BetsegahNebebe 2025-04-05

Marcus Aurelius got robbed by not being included in the list.

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@katchoua 2025-04-05

To even consider Andrew Tate a philosopher without mentioning Dr. Thomas Sowell in the entire list is a felony punishable by death 😂

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@CountryMozart 2025-04-05

"A horse walks into a bar. The bartender asks the horse if it's an alcoholic considering all the bars he frequents, to which the horse replies I don't think I am" POOF! The horse disappears. This is the point in time when all the philosophy students in the audience begin to giggle, as they are familiar with the philosophical proposition of Cogito ergo sum, or I think, therefore, I am. But to explain the concept before would be putting Descartes before the horse.

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@DonaldDeCicco 2025-04-05

"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance."-Thomas Sowell

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@buckfiden1170 2025-04-05

How could you not include the GOAT? "The blood of liberty. Wash a doe. Give me a break." - Biden

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@itssonotover961 2025-04-05

Hmm, I don't see the great, late, timeless philosopher Norm Macdonald in this list

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@ziondelima5136 2025-04-05

Having Harry Sisson and not Confucius is wild.

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