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Could you list the major philosophers who believed or believe in the afterlife?

July 30, 2007

Response from Nicholas D. Smith on August 2, 2007

The list would be a very long one, I'm afraid! Nearly all of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers did; all of the early and medieval Christian philosophers, most of the early modern European philosophers, until perhaps the 20th Century. In the 20th and 21st centuries, probably most of the best-known philosophers have not believed in an afterlife.

It is much easier to identify the best-known philosophers who have not believed in an afterlife. These would include: most or all of the Epicureans (among the Greek and Roman philosophers), and among the early moderns, Hobbes and Hume. I'm sure there are others, as well, some of which might also count as "major philosophers."

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