Favorite Philosopher
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I suppose Plato would be my favourite though.
I suppose Plato would be my favourite though.
Ya definitely Rand is my favorite, her ideas have forever shed so much light on my life and objectivism is by far the closest philosophy to define my beliefs.
Lao Tzu's proverbs and writings never fail to make me judge the universe in a new and brilliantly abstract way.
Its kind of a stretch but Carl Sagan is pretty influential in my life, if you have read "The Varieties of Scientific Experience" or any of his more philosophical writings, you will surely know what im talking about.
I also would like to thank all you escapists for making me feel at home, being a fan of Ayn Rand and objectivism. I really dont know anyone else in the whole world that has shown an interest, and it makes me smile every time i see one of you defend or make reference to her
Edit: Oh ya and Jean-Paul Sarte! Existentialism and Objectivism are the two most influential philosophies for me.
Lao Tzu's proverbs and writings never fail to make me judge the universe in a new and brilliantly abstract way.
Its kind of a stretch but Carl Sagan is pretty influential in my life, if you have read "The Varieties of Scientific Experience" or any of his more philosophical writings, you will surely know what im talking about.
I also would like to thank all you escapists for making me feel at home, being a fan of Ayn Rand and objectivism. I really dont know anyone else in the whole world that has shown an interest, and it makes me smile every time i see one of you defend or make reference to her
Edit: Oh ya and Jean-Paul Sarte! Existentialism and Objectivism are the two most influential philosophies for me.
Man I love heaps of them for many different things
Plato - For the story of the Cave
Socrates - For the Socratic method
Aristole - For the Law of Identity
Hegal - For the Master-slave dialectic
Kant - For the Categorical imperative
Mill ? For On Liberty
Least Favourite
Rand - Cultish, unoriginal and insipid. Writers shouldn't pretend to be philosophers.
Sartre - I don't really have a beef with his work, I just dislike all the preening hipsters he attracts.
Favourite
Rawls - For A Theory of Justice. It?s easily the basis for all good modern left wing political thought.
Plato - For the story of the Cave
Socrates - For the Socratic method
Aristole - For the Law of Identity
Hegal - For the Master-slave dialectic
Kant - For the Categorical imperative
Mill ? For On Liberty
Least Favourite
Rand - Cultish, unoriginal and insipid. Writers shouldn't pretend to be philosophers.
Sartre - I don't really have a beef with his work, I just dislike all the preening hipsters he attracts.
Favourite
Rawls - For A Theory of Justice. It?s easily the basis for all good modern left wing political thought.
one of the points in objectivism was that you shouldn't care whether other's think differently about what you like or who you are. you're never not at home as long as you got yourself.dooner11 said:I also would like to thank all you escapists for making me feel at home, being a fan of Ayn Rand and objectivism. I really dont know anyone else in the whole world that has shown an interest, and it makes me smile every time i see one of you defend or make reference to her
the question is of course, do you actually have yourself?
Laoooooooo Tzuuuuuuuu!!!!! In the Hizous!
Seriously though, Lao Tzu is one of the only philosophers whose ideas I actively use in my every day life. I wish I could hug "him" for being so awesome.
Seriously though, Lao Tzu is one of the only philosophers whose ideas I actively use in my every day life. I wish I could hug "him" for being so awesome.
I don't really have a favourite, but I have a least favourite; Aristotle.
I find it incredibly hard to digest the true meaning of his words, as he (like a lot of philosophers) has a nasty habit of waffling on for a few paragraphs before finally getting to the point of what he is trying to say.
I find it incredibly hard to digest the true meaning of his words, as he (like a lot of philosophers) has a nasty habit of waffling on for a few paragraphs before finally getting to the point of what he is trying to say.
Karl Popper is my favourite I think. A scientific and political theorist that is still very much relevant to modern times.
I find that particular quote by Epicurus to be highly... questionable. Gulivers Travels touched upon it, and even a Futurama episode shot it down (Godfellas).zacaron said:
In fact he even answered it himself!
"If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another."
The founder of Buddha was a man by the name of Prince Gautama Siddharta:-Raziel_Likes_Souls said:
"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."
I love Descartes:-
"Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it."
Carl Jung or Joseph Campbell, though Campbell basically just took Jung's ideas and built on them.
Seeing as I'm Philosophical Taoist, Lao Tzu is my personal favorite philosopher, followed closely by Socrates.
Socrates, for having the good sense not to write his shit down. If only all philosophers would do that then world would be a more interesting place with less shitty arguments by people who back their opinions up with other people's thinking and not their own.
Thanks for pointing that outtheklng said:one of the points in objectivism was that you shouldn't care whether other's think differently about what you like or who you are. you're never not at home as long as you got yourself.dooner11 said:I also would like to thank all you escapists for making me feel at home, being a fan of Ayn Rand and objectivism. I really dont know anyone else in the whole world that has shown an interest, and it makes me smile every time i see one of you defend or make reference to her
the question is of course, do you actually have yourself?
i actually dont recall mentioning me caring whether or not the people around me accept objectivism, or saying that i dislike believing a philosophy that the people around me dont agree with. i was simply acknowledging all of you who understand it.