The following is a list of some of the most influential and
visionary minds in the human sciences. Many have not received the recognition they
deserve, which is why I chose to highlight them here. They have been chosen on the basis
of their contributions, originality, and relevance. You may submit your own
suggestions for additions or resources to the webmaster.
The thinkers are categorized by the major field in which they worked.
| Philosophy |
Political Science |
Sociology |
Psychology |
Theology |
Economics |
Media/
Cultural Studies |
Misc. |
John Rawls |
Theodore Lowi |
C. Wright Mills |
William James |
Pope John Paul II |
E.F. Schumacher |
Theodor Adorno |
J. Krishnamurti |
Michel
Foucault |
Paulo Freire |
Max Weber |
Sigmund Freud |
The Dalai Lamai |
John
K. Galbraith |
Stuart Hall |
|
| Karl Marx |
Karl Popper |
Cornel West |
Ken Wilber |
John Shelby Spong |
Amartya
Sen |
Noam Chomsky |
|
| Charles Darwin |
Saul
Alinsky |
Jurgen Habermas |
Jean Piaget |
Richard
John Neuhaus |
Juliet
Schor |
Douglas Kellner |
|
| Henry David Thoreau |
Walter Lippmann |
Anthony
Giddens |
Victor
Frankl |
Thich
Nhat Hanh |
Adam
Smith |
George
Gerbner |
|
| Herbert
Marcuse |
Antonio
Gramsci |
William
Julius Wilson |
Michael
Lerner |
Alfred
North Whitehead |
John
Maynard Keynes |
Todd
Gitlin |
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