https://nobelizers.com/browse Writers, scientists, laureates and healing-tradition leaders as they are added to Nobelizers. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:54:11 GMT https://nobelizers.com/figures/michael-beckwith https://nobelizers.com/figures/michael-beckwith New Thought Theology United States Founded Agape International and carried New Thought to a global multiracial audience. — Founded Agape International and carried New Thought to a global multiracial audience. https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-lewis https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-lewis Philosophy United States Modal realism, convention and counterfactuals — the analytic metaphysician's metaphysician. — Modal realism, convention and counterfactuals — the analytic metaphysician's metaphysician. https://nobelizers.com/figures/saul-kripke https://nobelizers.com/figures/saul-kripke Philosophy Mathematics United States Possible-worlds semantics and Naming and Necessity; the necessary a posteriori. — Possible-worlds semantics and Naming and Necessity; the necessary a posteriori. https://nobelizers.com/figures/kwasi-wiredu https://nobelizers.com/figures/kwasi-wiredu Philosophy Ghana Built modern African philosophy on Akan concepts and consensual democracy. — Built modern African philosophy on Akan concepts and consensual democracy. https://nobelizers.com/figures/catherine-ponder https://nobelizers.com/figures/catherine-ponder New Thought Economics United States Unity minister whose prosperity books shaped late-century abundance teaching. — Unity minister whose prosperity books shaped late-century abundance teaching. https://nobelizers.com/figures/hilary-putnam https://nobelizers.com/figures/hilary-putnam Philosophy Mathematics United States Functionalism, semantic externalism and the twin-earth argument about meaning. — Functionalism, semantic externalism and the twin-earth argument about meaning. https://nobelizers.com/figures/louise-hay https://nobelizers.com/figures/louise-hay New Thought Psychology United States You Can Heal Your Life and Hay House globalised affirmation culture; its health claims are contested. — You Can Heal Your Life and Hay House globalised affirmation culture; its health claims are contested. https://nobelizers.com/figures/thomas-kuhn https://nobelizers.com/figures/thomas-kuhn Philosophy History Physics United States Paradigm shifts and normal science; changed how science reads its own history. — Paradigm shifts and normal science; changed how science reads its own history. https://nobelizers.com/figures/ruth-barcan-marcus https://nobelizers.com/figures/ruth-barcan-marcus Philosophy Mathematics United States Founded quantified modal logic and the direct-reference theory of names. — Founded quantified modal logic and the direct-reference theory of names. https://nobelizers.com/figures/paulo-freire https://nobelizers.com/figures/paulo-freire Philosophy Education Brazil Pedagogy of the Oppressed rewrote literacy teaching for the global south. — Pedagogy of the Oppressed rewrote literacy teaching for the global south. https://nobelizers.com/figures/john-rawls https://nobelizers.com/figures/john-rawls Philosophy Law United States A Theory of Justice: fairness derived from behind the veil of ignorance. — A Theory of Justice: fairness derived from behind the veil of ignorance. https://nobelizers.com/figures/elizabeth-anscombe https://nobelizers.com/figures/elizabeth-anscombe Philosophy United Kingdom Intention founded modern action theory; she named and revived virtue ethics. — Intention founded modern action theory; she named and revived virtue ethics. https://nobelizers.com/figures/iris-murdoch https://nobelizers.com/figures/iris-murdoch Philosophy Literature United Kingdom The Sovereignty of Good returned attention and love to moral philosophy. — The Sovereignty of Good returned attention and love to moral philosophy. https://nobelizers.com/figures/donald-davidson https://nobelizers.com/figures/donald-davidson Philosophy Linguistics United States Truth-conditional semantics and the theory of radical interpretation. — Truth-conditional semantics and the theory of radical interpretation. https://nobelizers.com/figures/arne-n-ss https://nobelizers.com/figures/arne-n-ss Philosophy Environment Norway Founded deep ecology and the case for nature's intrinsic worth. — Founded deep ecology and the case for nature's intrinsic worth. https://nobelizers.com/figures/simone-weil https://nobelizers.com/figures/simone-weil Philosophy Theology France Wrote on attention, affliction and rootedness while working the factory floor. — Wrote on attention, affliction and rootedness while working the factory floor. https://nobelizers.com/figures/w-v-o-quine https://nobelizers.com/figures/w-v-o-quine Philosophy Mathematics United States Attacked the analytic–synthetic distinction and naturalised epistemology. — Attacked the analytic–synthetic distinction and naturalised epistemology. https://nobelizers.com/figures/viktor-frankl https://nobelizers.com/figures/viktor-frankl Philosophy Psychology Austria Logotherapy: meaning as the primary human drive, tested in the camps. — Logotherapy: meaning as the primary human drive, tested in the camps. https://nobelizers.com/figures/neville-goddard https://nobelizers.com/figures/neville-goddard New Thought Philosophy Barbados Taught imagination as the sole creative power; 'assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled'. — Taught imagination as the sole creative power; 'assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled'. https://nobelizers.com/figures/alfred-tarski https://nobelizers.com/figures/alfred-tarski Philosophy Mathematics Poland Defined truth for formal languages and founded model theory. — Defined truth for formal languages and founded model theory. https://nobelizers.com/figures/joseph-murphy https://nobelizers.com/figures/joseph-murphy New Thought Psychology Ireland Recast affirmation as subconscious programming for a postwar readership. — Recast affirmation as subconscious programming for a postwar readership. https://nobelizers.com/figures/norman-vincent-peale https://nobelizers.com/figures/norman-vincent-peale New Thought Theology United States The Power of Positive Thinking sold tens of millions and mainstreamed the movement. — The Power of Positive Thinking sold tens of millions and mainstreamed the movement. https://nobelizers.com/figures/rudolf-carnap https://nobelizers.com/figures/rudolf-carnap Philosophy Statistics Germany Leading voice of the Vienna Circle; built logical empiricism and formal semantics of science. — Leading voice of the Vienna Circle; built logical empiricism and formal semantics of science. https://nobelizers.com/figures/ludwig-wittgenstein https://nobelizers.com/figures/ludwig-wittgenstein Philosophy Linguistics Austria Twice redirected philosophy — first with logical form, then with language as use. — Twice redirected philosophy — first with logical form, then with language as use. https://nobelizers.com/figures/ernest-holmes https://nobelizers.com/figures/ernest-holmes New Thought Philosophy United States Founded Religious Science and wrote The Science of Mind, its systematic textbook. — Founded Religious Science and wrote The Science of Mind, its systematic textbook. https://nobelizers.com/figures/emmet-fox https://nobelizers.com/figures/emmet-fox New Thought Theology Ireland Filled New York auditoriums in the Depression; his writing shaped early Alcoholics Anonymous. — Filled New York auditoriums in the Depression; his writing shaped early Alcoholics Anonymous. https://nobelizers.com/figures/napoleon-hill https://nobelizers.com/figures/napoleon-hill New Thought Economics United States Think and Grow Rich carried New Thought into business self-help; his sourcing remains disputed. — Think and Grow Rich carried New Thought into business self-help; his sourcing remains disputed. https://nobelizers.com/figures/g-e-moore https://nobelizers.com/figures/g-e-moore Philosophy United Kingdom Broke with idealism and set the analytic style: common sense defended by careful argument. — Broke with idealism and set the analytic style: common sense defended by careful argument. https://nobelizers.com/figures/bertrand-russell https://nobelizers.com/figures/bertrand-russell Philosophy Mathematics Peace United Kingdom Theory of descriptions and Principia Mathematica; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1950. — Theory of descriptions and Principia Mathematica; Nobel laureate in Literature, 1950. https://nobelizers.com/figures/florence-scovel-shinn https://nobelizers.com/figures/florence-scovel-shinn New Thought Literature United States Illustrator turned teacher whose parables made affirmation practice everyday. — Illustrator turned teacher whose parables made affirmation practice everyday. https://nobelizers.com/figures/james-allen https://nobelizers.com/figures/james-allen New Thought Literature United Kingdom Wrote As a Man Thinketh, the movement's most reprinted book. — Wrote As a Man Thinketh, the movement's most reprinted book. https://nobelizers.com/figures/william-walker-atkinson https://nobelizers.com/figures/william-walker-atkinson New Thought Literature United States Prolific author who named the law of attraction and wrote as Yogi Ramacharaka. — Prolific author who named the law of attraction and wrote as Yogi Ramacharaka. https://nobelizers.com/figures/nona-brooks https://nobelizers.com/figures/nona-brooks New Thought Theology United States Co-founded Divine Science and its Denver college of practitioners. — Co-founded Divine Science and its Denver college of practitioners. https://nobelizers.com/figures/wallace-wattles https://nobelizers.com/figures/wallace-wattles New Thought Economics United States The Science of Getting Rich turned New Thought toward prosperity and later inspired The Secret. — The Science of Getting Rich turned New Thought toward prosperity and later inspired The Secret. https://nobelizers.com/figures/john-dewey https://nobelizers.com/figures/john-dewey Philosophy Education United States Pragmatist whose learning-by-doing reshaped schools on every continent. — Pragmatist whose learning-by-doing reshaped schools on every continent. https://nobelizers.com/figures/charles-fillmore https://nobelizers.com/figures/charles-fillmore New Thought Theology United States Co-founded Unity with Myrtle Fillmore in 1889; built its prayer ministry and publishing house. — Co-founded Unity with Myrtle Fillmore in 1889; built its prayer ministry and publishing house. https://nobelizers.com/figures/emma-curtis-hopkins https://nobelizers.com/figures/emma-curtis-hopkins New Thought Education United States The 'teacher of teachers' who trained the founders of Unity, Divine Science and Religious Science. — The 'teacher of teachers' who trained the founders of Unity, Divine Science and Religious Science. https://nobelizers.com/figures/gottlob-frege https://nobelizers.com/figures/gottlob-frege Philosophy Mathematics Linguistics Germany Invented quantified logic and the sense–reference distinction; the starting point of analytical philosophy. — Invented quantified logic and the sense–reference distinction; the starting point of analytical philosophy. https://nobelizers.com/figures/thomas-troward https://nobelizers.com/figures/thomas-troward New Thought Philosophy United Kingdom Indian-service judge whose Edinburgh Lectures gave New Thought a systematic metaphysics. — Indian-service judge whose Edinburgh Lectures gave New Thought a systematic metaphysics. https://nobelizers.com/figures/myrtle-fillmore https://nobelizers.com/figures/myrtle-fillmore New Thought Theology United States Her recovery from tuberculosis through affirmative prayer began the Unity movement. — Her recovery from tuberculosis through affirmative prayer began the Unity movement. https://nobelizers.com/figures/friedrich-nietzsche https://nobelizers.com/figures/friedrich-nietzsche Philosophy Literature Germany Genealogy of morals, the will to power and the revaluation of all values. — Genealogy of morals, the will to power and the revaluation of all values. https://nobelizers.com/figures/william-james https://nobelizers.com/figures/william-james Philosophy Psychology United States Founded American psychology and, with Peirce, pragmatism; studied New Thought as 'mind-cure'. — Founded American psychology and, with Peirce, pragmatism; studied New Thought as 'mind-cure'. https://nobelizers.com/figures/prentice-mulford https://nobelizers.com/figures/prentice-mulford New Thought Literature United States Essayist who popularised 'thoughts are things' and the idea of mental forces. — Essayist who popularised 'thoughts are things' and the idea of mental forces. https://nobelizers.com/figures/warren-felt-evans https://nobelizers.com/figures/warren-felt-evans New Thought Philosophy United States Swedenborgian minister who wrote the first systematic books of mental-cure philosophy. — Swedenborgian minister who wrote the first systematic books of mental-cure philosophy. https://nobelizers.com/figures/s-ren-kierkegaard https://nobelizers.com/figures/s-ren-kierkegaard Philosophy Theology Denmark First existentialist; wrote on anxiety, despair and the leap of faith. — First existentialist; wrote on anxiety, despair and the leap of faith. https://nobelizers.com/figures/phineas-quimby https://nobelizers.com/figures/phineas-quimby New Thought Philosophy United States Clockmaker turned mental healer whose notebooks seeded the entire New Thought movement. — Clockmaker turned mental healer whose notebooks seeded the entire New Thought movement. https://nobelizers.com/figures/g-w-f-hegel https://nobelizers.com/figures/g-w-f-hegel Philosophy Germany Dialectic and the history of spirit; the pivot from which Marx and existentialism both turn. — Dialectic and the history of spirit; the pivot from which Marx and existentialism both turn. https://nobelizers.com/figures/al-ghazali https://nobelizers.com/figures/al-ghazali Philosophy Theology Iran Reoriented Islamic thought toward inwardness and challenged the philosophers on their own ground. — Reoriented Islamic thought toward inwardness and challenged the philosophers on their own ground. https://nobelizers.com/figures/adi-shankara https://nobelizers.com/figures/adi-shankara Philosophy Theology India Systematised Advaita Vedanta and reorganised Hindu monasticism. — Systematised Advaita Vedanta and reorganised Hindu monasticism. https://nobelizers.com/figures/nagarjuna https://nobelizers.com/figures/nagarjuna Philosophy India Founded Madhyamaka Buddhism and its logic of emptiness. — Founded Madhyamaka Buddhism and its logic of emptiness. https://nobelizers.com/figures/zeno-of-citium https://nobelizers.com/figures/zeno-of-citium Philosophy Cyprus Founded Stoicism in the Athenian Stoa Poikile. — Founded Stoicism in the Athenian Stoa Poikile. https://nobelizers.com/figures/baba-ramdev https://nobelizers.com/figures/baba-ramdev Ayurveda India Made yoga and Ayurveda a mass movement and a corporate empire; repeatedly censured over health claims. — Made yoga and Ayurveda a mass movement and a corporate empire; repeatedly censured over health claims. https://nobelizers.com/figures/tieraona-low-dog https://nobelizers.com/figures/tieraona-low-dog Integrative Medicine Nutrition United States Herbalist-physician who shaped US botanical-medicine standards and education. — Herbalist-physician who shaped US botanical-medicine standards and education. https://nobelizers.com/figures/mark-hyman https://nobelizers.com/figures/mark-hyman Functional Medicine Nutrition United States Took functional medicine mainstream through the Cleveland Clinic Center and a run of bestsellers. — Took functional medicine mainstream through the Cleveland Clinic Center and a run of bestsellers. https://nobelizers.com/figures/wayne-jonas https://nobelizers.com/figures/wayne-jonas Integrative Medicine Public Health United States Directed the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine and built the evidence agenda for whole-person care. — Directed the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine and built the evidence agenda for whole-person care. https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-eisenberg https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-eisenberg Integrative Medicine Public Health United States His 1993 survey of unconventional therapy use forced US medicine to take the field seriously. — His 1993 survey of unconventional therapy use forced US medicine to take the field seriously. https://nobelizers.com/figures/terry-wahls https://nobelizers.com/figures/terry-wahls Functional Medicine Nutrition United States Reversed her own progressive MS disability with a mitochondrial-nutrition protocol, then trialled it. — Reversed her own progressive MS disability with a mitochondrial-nutrition protocol, then trialled it. https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-perlmutter https://nobelizers.com/figures/david-perlmutter Functional Medicine Neuroscience United States Neurologist who put diet, glycemia and the microbiome at the centre of brain health. — Neurologist who put diet, glycemia and the microbiome at the centre of brain health. https://nobelizers.com/figures/robert-svoboda https://nobelizers.com/figures/robert-svoboda Ayurveda United States First Westerner to earn India's BAMS degree and license; interpreter of Ayurveda for the West. — First Westerner to earn India's BAMS degree and license; interpreter of Ayurveda for the West. https://nobelizers.com/figures/dean-ornish https://nobelizers.com/figures/dean-ornish Integrative Medicine Medicine United States Proved lifestyle change can reverse coronary artery disease; first such programme reimbursed by Medicare. — Proved lifestyle change can reverse coronary artery disease; first such programme reimbursed by Medicare.