Question of the Day, October 2, 2010
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Operating on the assumption that philosophy in general is a straight line leading away from complete ignorance, I'd have to say Descartes. He completely flies in the face of the aforementioned. So completely entrenched in language and our feeble attempts at quantifying the abstract, he forgets all language is simply a series of grunted labels strung together, no more absolute than the abstract concepts it attempts to identify.
The fact anyone knows his name, despite the fact he was an utter nincompoop, just baffles and amazes me.
The fact anyone knows his name, despite the fact he was an utter nincompoop, just baffles and amazes me.
Socrates as we know him today is Plato.2xDouble said:
See, Socrates swore only to the dialogue, which means he hasn't written down anything. The only historical evidence we have of his philosophy is written down by Plato, and it is reasonable to believe that the Socrates in Plato's dialogues is merely conveyer of Plato's arguments and philosofy.
I like Plato, though. His Utopia is a bit over the top, but the rest I like.
Close second would be Parmenides of Elea. He was a crazy, crazy man.
Nietzsche's mustache makes a good case, yet he has the downside of being completely and utterly bonkers.
Sartre, on the other hand makes up in cohesive philosophy what he lacks in impressive facial growths. I really like his ideas about the value of authenticity. If there's one thing I can't stand it's insincerity.
Also "Hell is other people" tops "God is dead (and we have killed him)" and "I think therefore I am" as badass philosophical one-liners.
Sartre, on the other hand makes up in cohesive philosophy what he lacks in impressive facial growths. I really like his ideas about the value of authenticity. If there's one thing I can't stand it's insincerity.
Also "Hell is other people" tops "God is dead (and we have killed him)" and "I think therefore I am" as badass philosophical one-liners.
Philosoraptor, obviously.
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Actually, I think that this sounds pretty silly somehow. Whatever, it's a raptor on philosophy, so it's cool.
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Actually, I think that this sounds pretty silly somehow. Whatever, it's a raptor on philosophy, so it's cool.
Out of the ones you've listed, I'd go with Locke - far better ideas than Hobbes and Russeau.
Also, Aristotle deserves a very honorable mention - the bastard started a ton of modern science disciplines.
Oh, and, Max Weber, although I am not sure he can count as one.
Also, Aristotle deserves a very honorable mention - the bastard started a ton of modern science disciplines.
Oh, and, Max Weber, although I am not sure he can count as one.
They are wrong because you hate that guy or they are wrong because he is not a good philosopher?ProfessorLayton said:
This was very difficult. I admire a lot of Nietzsche work-except for the whole, goes insane and in love with his sister thing, but I have to go with Plato. His expansions on the Socratic method and his opinion of knowledge really speak to me.
I like George Santayana and Bertrand Russell but I've never really studied philosophy seriously. I've got some respect for the ancient stoics. Neitzche and Satre are entertaining and occasionally thought provoking pricks to me.