Most academic philosophers (disclaimer: I am one of them) don't think of their field in terms of important figures of the past, but in terms of unsolved philoso

Most academic philosophers (disclaimer: I am one of them) don't think of their field in terms of important figures of the past, but in terms of unsolved philosophical problems right here right now. [Tim Williamson's Tetralogue](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/tetralogue-9780198728887?cc=us&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/tetralogue-978019872...) is a good intro to philosophy from this perspective.