THE GREATEST AND MOST PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHERS
EXTRACTING WHAT IS MOST USEFUL FOR LIVING  A GREAT LIFE



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Buddha - It is essential that you distill what he said, via the articles on this site, that was the most practical, for it is the basis for all happiness and escaping "suffering"!  

Keith D. Garrick - A "synthesizer" of all philosophies, but he has also taken everything from evolution and the reality of how things work and woven them into a coherent whole that is useful for all human beings.  His synthesis will save you all sorts of time that would ordinarily require immense amounts of reading.

Aristotle (See the piece on this site:  Maximizing Meaning In LIfe.)

Socrates (See The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living - Why?)

Plato

Patanjali

Epicurus

Marcus Aurelius

William James


THE CURRENT LEADING PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHERS

I'm leaving out the ones who "make it up" and create jump leaps which have no substance in reality (in my opinion). although they have some usefulness (if extracted from the rest of the stuff).

(See People I, Keith, Choose To "Hang Out" With In Living A Life Of Value And Values.)

Keith D. Garrick

Sam Harris (See the video link in Now - And The Absurdity Of "Killing Time".)

Michael Shermer (Read his great book, but see this summary first:  The Believing Brain.)

Jim Sloman





See The Philosophical Disciplines - Practical Harvesting And Application Of The Very Best - Read this pieces - and apply them!

Psychological mentors as practical philosophers

From a well-constructed practical philosophy one can reach excellent personal psychology, as they overlap extensively!

Richard Carlson (see People Who Inspire Me)


Success mentors as practical philosophers

Stephen Covey 
See "Links To The Top Teachers And Coaches" in The Resources For Success.