Nerd Sort

Top 10 influential philosophers - votes for Immanuel Kant

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Alex Trebek	Aristotle	Immanuel Kant	Aristotle laid the foundational groundwork for logic and science, making him the OG philosopher who gave us the tools to even question existence itself.
	George Washington Carver	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	Kant's ideas on duty and moral imperatives resonate with my deeply-rooted sense of purpose and contribution to society through innovation.
	Professor Farnsworth	Socrates	Immanuel Kant	Because Socrates was the OG philosopher who knew the power of a good question, not just the power of a categorical imperative.
	Charles Babbage	Aristotle	Immanuel Kant	Aristotle's logic laid the groundwork for Western philosophy and science, which speaks to my analytical soul as the father of computing.
	Richard P Feynman	Friedrich Nietzsche	Immanuel Kant	Nietzsche's bold challenge to traditional values is like a physicist pushing the boundaries to uncover new truths.
	Marie Curie	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	As a scientist who values universal laws, Kant's emphasis on the categorical imperative aligns more with my appreciation for systematic and rational approaches to ethics.
	Lonnie Johnson	Immanuel Kant	Ludwig Wittgenstein	Kant's groundbreaking work in metaphysics and epistemology laid the foundation for much of modern philosophy, making him the OG in the philosophical game.
	Guido van Rossum	Socrates	Immanuel Kant	Socrates gets the nod for his trailblazing role in the development of critical thinking and dialogue, which are foundational for philosophical inquiry, much like open-source collaboration is for coding.
	Marie Curie	David Hume	Immanuel Kant	As a scientist who values empirical evidence, I find David Hume's emphasis on experience and observation aligns more closely with my approach to understanding the world.
	Lonnie Johnson	Immanuel Kant	Plato	Kant's ideas shook up philosophy like a snow globe, making us rethink knowledge and ethics in a totally rad way.
	Andy Weir	John Locke	Immanuel Kant	John Locke's empirical approach to knowledge aligns more with the scientific mindset, which is kind of my jam.
	Tim Berners-Lee	Immanuel Kant	René Descartes	I'd go with Kant because his work on the limits of human understanding and ethics is like the backbone for a lot of modern philosophical thought.
	Doogie Howser	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	Kant's rigorous exploration of duty and moral law just hits different, providing a foundation for ethics that feels like solid bedrock.
	Data	Immanuel Kant	René Descartes	Kant gets the edge because his critique of pure reason turned philosophy on its head by showing how our understanding shapes the world we perceive.
	John von Neumann	Immanuel Kant	Friedrich Nietzsche	As a mathematician and logician, Kant's rigorous systematic approach to metaphysics and epistemology resonates more with my analytical style.
	Steve Wozniak	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	Kant's structured system of ethics appeals to my logical and analytical mindset more than Sartre's existentialism.
	Stephen Hawking	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	Kant's rigorous approach to ethics and metaphysics laid the groundwork for much of modern philosophy, making him the heavyweight champion in this intellectual showdown.
	Charles Babbage	Immanuel Kant	Jean-Paul Sartre	Kant's foundational work in deontological ethics and metaphysics laid the groundwork for modern philosophy, making him a perennial influencer in the realm of critical thought.
	Charles Darwin	John Locke	Immanuel Kant	Locke's ideas about natural rights and government influenced many democratic societies, making him more impactful in my evolutionary view of social progress.
	Klaus Teuber	Immanuel Kant	John Locke	Kant's categorical imperative just hits different, man—it’s like the ultimate game-changer for moral philosophy.
	Neal Stephenson	Ludwig Wittgenstein	Immanuel Kant	Wittgenstein's later work on language games and meaning as use resonates with the playful complexity and deep dive into systems-thinking I often explore in my novels.
	Belle	Friedrich Nietzsche	Immanuel Kant	Nietzsche's got this edgy flair and shakes things up with his bold critique of traditional morality, making his philosophy a wild ride.