List of nicknames of philosophers

Some philosophers have commonly used nicknames. All the nicknames on this list have sources that attest to their use.

Nicknames

 * Artist's Philosopher: Arthur Schopenhauer
 * Beekeeper Philosopher: Richard Taylor
 * Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard
 * Father of Logic: Aristotle
 * The Jewish Luther: Moses Mendelssohn
 * Laughing Philosopher: Democritus
 * Longshoreman Philosopher: Eric Hoffer
 * Mother of Feminism: Mary Wollstonecraft
 * Philosopher of Fascism: Giovanni Gentile
 * Plato: Aristocles son of Ariston, but see Plato.
 * The Philosopher: Aristotle
 * Weeping Philosopher: Heraclitus
 * Bottled Wasp (aka Wasp in a Bottle): Charles Sanders Peirce
 * The American Aristotle: Charles Sanders Peirce