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Max Scheler (1874-1928) was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology and ethics. He developed a value-ethics in his book 'Formalism in Ethics and Non-Formal Ethics of Values' and influenced personalism.

Edith Stein (1891-1942), also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun. She was a student of Husserl and wrote on empathy and feminism before her death in Auschwitz.

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) was a German philosopher and mathematician who is considered the founder of phenomenology. He emphasized the importance of studying consciousness and the objects of direct experience. His major works include 'Logical Investigations,' 'Ideas Pertaining to a Pure Phenomenology,' and 'Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology.'

Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was a French philosopher who merged phenomenology with hermeneutics. His works like 'Freedom and Nature' and 'Time and Narrative' contribute extensively to the understanding of narrative identity and the human experience.

Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) was a French-Lithuanian philosopher who pioneered an ethics of Otherness. His work, including 'Totality and Infinity' and 'Otherwise than Being,' focuses on ethics as first philosophy.

Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was a German philosopher who built upon Husserl's ideas and significantly advanced the field of phenomenology. He explored the concept of 'Being' in his work 'Being and Time' and impacted existentialism and hermeneutics.

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was a German-American philosopher and political theorist who studied under Heidegger and Jaspers. Her works, such as 'The Human Condition' and 'Eichmann in Jerusalem,' address issues of power, politics, and ethics.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) was a French phenomenologist who argued for the primacy of perception and the body's role in experience. His major works include 'Phenomenology of Perception' and 'The Visible and the Invisible'.

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French existentialist philosopher who was influenced by phenomenology. He wrote 'Being and Nothingness' and 'Existentialism is a Humanism', emphasizing freedom and responsibility.