The feline should be identified as wise by definition. Indeed, his analytical and judging gaze cannot fail to remind us of an ancient (or modern) thinker. We at Todocat know how profound our mustachioed friends are and that’s why we decided to compile a list of philosopher names for catsbased on the particular characteristics of the different breeds.
If you haven’t yet found the name to give to your cat or you simply can’t choose between original names, here are some nice ideas to ensure that your new mustachioed friend is better identified.
How to call a female cat with the names of (too little) known philosophers?
Unfortunately still too little known today, there are also names of women who have made their contribution to the development of philosophical thought.
Beyond the best known Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil here are some other philosopher names that may be suitable for some cute kitty.
Hypatia
For a cat from impressive analytical skillswho manages to calculate in a single glance the force that must be put into the paws to jump from one piece of furniture to another, the name Hypatia is more than well chosen.
The philosopher, born in Alessandra in the 4th century BC, was specialized in mathematics. According to some sources, the reflections of Hypatia would be the basis of the neo-Platonic thought developed by Plotinus in the third century after Christ.
Mary
a kitchen independent and courageous it cannot fail to have the name of Mary, in reference to Lady Wollstonecraft.
British philosophy of the eighteenth century, founder of liberal feminism, he studied as an autodidact managing to get away from the poverty of the family and from his father’s alcoholism. She has stood out for her commitment to girls’ education in a country where women will have to wait until 1850 for adequate secondary schools.
Philosopher names for male cats
We’ve already told you about 7 names for male cats stolen from the world of cinema, but what happens if the Puss comes off the big screen?
After seeing the names for cats inspired by Disney, let’s see together some specimens combined with a specific philosopher’s name, without forgetting that the names of philosophers for cats par excellence remain:
- Socrates(father of Western philosophy and inventor of the famous formula which ascertains and accepts man’s ignorance without judgment: «I know I don’t know»);
- his disciple Plato;
- Aristotlea student of Plato.
The Maine Coon is…Thomas Aquinas
View his grande mole and calm and quiet demeanor, a specimen of Maine Coon, the largest cat in the world, could be Tommaso d’Aquino.
The thinker, who became a saint, who among his various merits introduced Aristotelian works into the Christian culture of the time, was made fun of (inside the university he was called “the dumb ox”) for his always very silent attitude and his impressive build.
A (too) precise cat? The perfect name is Kant!
As we well know, all cats are fond of habit. Just like the philosopher Immanuel Kant. The author of the three Criticisms most famous in the history of philosophy, in fact, had a habitual character bordering on the maniacal.
Every day, in the (at the time) Prussian town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad), she meticulously repeated the same actions: it is said that the housewives of the city could adjust their watches based on observation of her daily habits.
Just like any feline, Kant loved his habits. So why not name your cat after the famous thinker?
Names of philosophers for Italian cats: the local thinkers
Giordano Bruno
If our Puss seems to be more rowdy than usual Giordano Bruno seems the right name among the names of philosophers for cats.
The local thinker, in fact, published in 1585 a work entitled Of the heroic furyin which man is represented in the infinite universe as driven by a passionate force, a sort of impetus, towards an unattainable divine.
Just like our rowdy felines, man is moved by an incomprehensible force. So why not identify our four-legged friend as Giordano or Bruno among the names of philosophers for cats?
Machiavelli
However, if your cat is a calculator with subtle and daring intelligencecapable of surprising you with his domestic mischief could be called Niccolò, like the founding philosopher of modern political science or, to be more explicit, simply Machiavelli.
Is there a need to explain more about the man who is behind the term (disowned by literary circles) of Machiavellian?
Cats and philosophers
French philosopher and man of letters Hippolyte Taine used to say:
“I’ve studied philosophers and cats a lot. The wisdom of the latter is infinitely superior.”
On the market there are dozens and dozens of texts that bring cats and philosophy closer together. How come?
The answer is not obvious. And not even clear. What we can hypothesize is that the mystery that can be read in the cat’s eyes it is the same that lies behind the soul of Man, the Universe and God, three of the themes most dear to Philosophy, from Antiquity to the contemporary era.
Or, again, we can believe that our wise feline companion has decided, out of spite or out of character, to hide the deepest and most shocking mysteries of life behind his analytical silences. In any case, whatever the answer, the cat, domestic tiger or apartment lion, he already got it.