John Dewey’s ashes are buried at this site in Burlington, Vermont. Dewey was a pragmatist who was born and raised in Burlington. He attended UVM, which has since become the worst college. ever. This is one of the only notable philosophy landmarks I’ve seen in person
So yeah, my original intention was to make a website that listed and detailed landmarks relevant to philosophy so traveling philosophy nerds wouldn’t miss an opportunity to see a monument, place of residence, or birthplace of a philosopher. I think it’d be a good idea for a book, too. Anyway, making websites is hard, so I settled for a Tumblr blog instead
A monument featuring a bust of Arthur Schopenhauer located in Frankfurt, Germany’s Wallenlagen park. Schopenhauer moved to Frankfurt from Berlin in 1831 to escape a cholera outbreak and lived there until his death in 1860. His only companions in Frankfurt were two poodles named Atman and Butz
This is Hegelhaus, the birthplace and former residence of G.W.F. Hegel. The philosopher lived here from 1770 until 1788. The home has since been transformed into a museum with exhibits detailing the life of Hegel and the city of Stuttgart in Hegel’s day. It is located in Stuttgart, Germany
A replica of Henry David Thoreau’s cabin located near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau was a transcendentalist who advocated simple living and self-reliance. He lived in the cabin for roughly two years while writing Walden
(Source: fourcorner, via fuckyeahthoreau)
The fact that Haus Wittgenstein was designed by Wittgenstein himself should not come as a surprise to those familiar with his philosophy. He applied his meticulous approach to philosophy to his design, causing him to spend an entire year on the doorknobs alone. The edifice is located in Vienna, Austria and currently serves as a Bulgarian cultural institute
The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer died on 9/21/1860 from heart failure. His grave is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The cemetery in which he was buried opened on July 1, 1828 and is in Frankfurt’s North section between Eckenheimer highway in the west, Marbachweg in the north, Giessen street in the East and Rat-Beil Street to the south.
