The Top 10 Jewish Philosophers

1. Baruch Spinoza: 17th century Dutch rationalist philosopher known for his work on ethics. 
2. Jacques Derrida: Founder of the philosophical school of thought known as Deconstructionism. 
3. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Known for “logical positivism” and “ordinary language philosophy.” 
4. Thomas Kuhn: Came up with the term “Paradigm Shift,” now commonly used even by non-philosophers. 
5. Karl Marx: Founder of Marxism. 
6. Noam Chomsky: Controversial linguist and philosopher known for “analytic philosophy.” 
7. Isaiah Berlin: Known for value-pluralism (several values which may be correct, but in contradiction to each other.) 
8. Alfred Ayer: Known for his contributions to “logical positivism.” 
9. Hilary Putnam: Known for his philosophy regarding the mind-body problem. 
10. Saul Kripke: Known for analytic philosophy and came up with a philosophical system now called “Kripke Semantics.”

* The philosophers in this list are not contributors to Jewish philosophy per se, but contributors to the field of philosophy who happen to be Jewish.