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From Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: So who *is* the most important philosopher of the past 200 years?

  1. Ludwig Wittgenstein (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)
  1. Gottlob Frege loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 261–160
  1. Bertrand Russell loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 280–137, loses to Gottlob Frege by 218–156
  1. John Stuart Mill loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 280–135, loses to Bertrand Russell by 204–178
  1. W. V. O. Quine loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 291–150, loses to John Stuart Mill by 214–198
  1. G. W. F. Hegel loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 290–130, loses to W.V.O. Quine by 214–210
  1. Saul Kripke loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 314–138, loses to G.W.F. Hegel by 224–213
  1. Friedrich Nietzsche loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 290–117, loses to Saul Kripke by 209–207
  1. Karl Marx loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 359–95, loses to Friedrich Nietzsche by 254–138
  1. Soren Kierkegaard loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 358–124, loses to Karl Marx by 230–213
  1. Rudolf Carnap loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 345–90, loses to Soren Kierkegaard by 245–194
  1. John Rawls loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 379–80, loses to Rudolf Carnap by 212–175
  1. David K. Lewis loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 352–92, loses to John Rawls by 211–166
  1. G. E. Moore loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 362–59, loses to David K. Lewis by 188–152
  1. Donald Davidson loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 342–50, loses to G.E. Moore by 171–158
  1. Martin Heidegger loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 351–63, loses to Donald Davidson by 188–161
  1. Edmund Husserl loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–51, loses to Martin Heidegger by 169–140
  1. Hilary Putnam loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 338–51, loses to Edmund Husserl by 148–138
  1. William James loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 347–42, loses to Hilary Putnam by 151–146
  1. Charles Sanders Peirce loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 333–40, loses to William James by 145–109
  1. Alfred Tarski loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 323–55, loses to Charles Sanders Peirce by 132–109
  1. J. L. Austin loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 346–29, loses to Alfred Tarski by 131–126
  1. P. F. Strawson loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 339–42, loses to J.L. Austin by 137–127
  1. Karl Popper loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 344–47, loses to P.F. Strawson by 135–127
  1. G. E. M. Anscombe loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 326–35, loses to Karl Popper by 137–128
  1. Jean-Paul Sartre loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 355–54, loses to G.E.M. Anscombe by 145–139
  1. John Dewey loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 344–28, loses to Jean-Paul Sartre by 138–134
  1. Wilfrid Sellars loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 348–29, loses to John Dewey by 123–116
  1. Arthur Schopenhauer loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 352–30, loses to Wilfrid Sellars by 129–117
  1. Henry Sidgwick loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 302–29, loses to Arthur Schopenhauer by 108–105
  1. Alfred North Whitehead loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 333–24, loses to Henry Sidgwick by 108–86
  1. Michel Foucault loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 357–31, loses to Alfred North Whitehead by 123–121
  1. Bernard Williams loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 337–29, loses to Michel Foucault by 128–127
  1. Gilbert Ryle loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 347–23, loses to Bernard Williams by 113–110
  1. Maurice Merleau-Ponty loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 329–32, loses to Gilbert Ryle by 112–107
  1. Franz Brentano loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 326–26, loses to Maurice Merleau-Ponty by 111–100
  1. Michael Dummett loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 343–26, loses to Franz Brentano by 106–92
  1. Jurgen Habermas loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 340–22, loses to Michael Dummett by 115–97
  1. Hannah Arendt loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–29, loses to Jurgen Habermas by 107–98
  1. Simone de Beauvoir loses to Ludwig Wittgenstein by 336–30, loses to Hannah Arendt by 110–100

Also see Why We All Need Philosophy for introductory lists and book recommendations.

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