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☆☆☆☆☆Niccolò Machiavello (1469-1527) was a figure of the Italian Renaissance. He was a capital figure in politics and in one of his books he wrote that "the end justifies the means" (which should be understood in context )though)
Unfortunately, many careless readers interpreted that any evil action can be justified if it is done for a good purpose. And the word "Machiavellian" is often used to describe a crafty, secret or tricky plan.
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) viewed societal progress as independent of the growth of knowledge and technology, and wrote many works involving the laws of probability.
logic
He founded the world's first university, the Academy, that lasted for about 900 years
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pragmatism
The Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) wrote the "Sketch", published posthumously in 1795. The fundamental idea of the treatise is the continual progress of mankind toward perfection.
observation :)
There is a good answer attached to this question. If you google the question it will pop up.
How do philosophers try to bridge the gap between science and philosophy?Francis Bacon appears to be your man. Sir Isaac Newton was considered a "Natural Philosopher" however I'm not familiar with his writings.
There is no afterlife
