Best Philosopher

[BeBMan]

I think there are too many Kant haters here. He's obviously a cool filoman.

[Odin]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Just curious. Why?

I think his teleological notion of things "evolving towards their natural end" had bad influences on philosophy and science.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Don't we know next to nothing about Democritus anyway? Which makes it even sillier...

I remember reading (in one of Popper's essays IIRC) that Democritus was not "just" the main popularizer of Atomism, but was also a prominent defender of Athenian Democracy.

[Robert]

Here the madman fell silent and looked again at his listeners; and they, too, were silent and stared at him in astonishment. At last he threw his lantern on the ground, and it broke into pieces and went out. "I have come too early," he said then; "my time is not yet.(...)

This part is the best part.
the madman realises that man doesn't live according to the death of God, but still lives as if there is a God while he doesn't believe there is one.

At one moment in time man will find out that God is dead and will start living up to it, which will mean the end of all morals and the start of the survival of the fittest.

Fortunately, the madman came to early, but I fear, and as a christian I believe, that this time will come, and it may come sooner then we think
Which is a as well because I believe that Jesus will return soon after that.

I do appreciate Nietzsche because in him I read true words, eventhough he doesn't mean them like that. He's a christian prophet while he doesn't know it. That's quite ironic.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Odin

Plato:

Hey!

[Nostromo]

The famous "God is dead" skit by the Kids in the Hall. The one to the right looks like Oncle Boris

[Odin]

Originally posted by PLATO


Hey!

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by nostromo


Other philosophers I like:

- Hannah Arendt


- William James

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I like Hannah Arendt, especially her analysis of the sheer banality of evil. It certainly makes a useful foil to the glamour that many serial killers and mass murderers are incorrectly invested with.

I found William James quite fascinating- especially how he detailed his experience of being aware of 'The Devil'- which to me seems not dissimilar to Sartre's description of 'La Nausee' or Edvard Munch's more existential paintings.

[Addled Platypus]

Giordano Bruno


Giordano Bruno (Nola, 1548–Rome, February 17, 1600) was an Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist. Bruno is known for his system of mnemonics based upon organized knowledge and as an early proponent of the idea of an infinite and homogeneous universe. Burned at the stake as a heretic, Bruno is seen by some as the first martyr to the cause of freethought

[Barnabas]

Bruno is most famous for being confused with Galileo by many people wrongly accuse the church of burning Galileo at the stake.

[Nostromo]

Platypus likes his philosophers barbecued. Better stay away from him boys

[Nostromo]

I found William James quite fascinating- especially how he detailed his experience of being aware of 'The Devil'- which to me seems not dissimilar to Sartre's description of 'La Nausee' or Edvard Munch's more existential paintings.

Philosophers tend to look down on James nowadays. Not sure why. Maybe because he wasn't exactly the academic, bookworm type, even though he was very well read. I'm curious, where did he write about being aware of the Devil?

[Addled Platypus]

any sauce suggestions

[monolith94]

I like Heraclitus, Lao Ze, and Socrates.

[Addled Platypus]

on whole wheat, cheese ....extra mayo