Thread: Philospher's you admire

I am in the same boat.

"You know Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?"

"Yes."

"Morons."

In otherwords, I think its interesting to hear what everyone has to say and decide for myself what to believe.

Originally posted by Artelis
\"You know Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?\"

\"Yes.\"

\"Morons.\"

In otherwords, I think its interesting to hear what everyone has to say and decide for myself what to believe.

Artelis,

Morons???? What are you referring to? Me for asking??? hmmmmmf.

Anyone can look up in the dictionary under great philosopers and get Plato, Artistotle and Socrates, but I'm looking for who people admire outside of the most popular.

For instance, I think Jesus was a philosopher (I'm sure I'll get a million dissagreements here) and I can say that I admire him because he is the only philosopher who walked this planet who was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Perfection is something we try out lives to be but will never achieve. He, Jesus, was born perfect and died perfect!!

So, who do you admire? The obvious or some one not so obvious?

Blissful

Hehe, its funny to see you rant about this. I'm quoting the Princess Bride. You know, the great movie I just read as much philosiphy as I can and decide myself what I believe, as I said before.

Originally posted by Artelis
Hehe, its funny to see you rant about this. I'm quoting the Princess Bride. You know, the great movie I just read as much philosiphy as I can and decide myself what I believe, as I said before.

I knew I knew that quote just couldn't put a finger on it. Great movie by the way.

I love the subject of philosophy!

Dreaming is totally linked with it the sense that "your thoughts are who you are."

Also, considering that the Matrix plot is embedded with religious and philosophical credit, it's not hard to realize that lucid dreaming is just like "jacking in."

One of my favorite quotes which is really humbling...
"Wisest is he/she who knows that he/she does not know" - Socrates

Aristotle was a bit of a nutter though.

I think Napoleon was a great Philospher.

Originally posted by Blissful
I need some inspiration since I don't know much about great philosophers.

Who is your favorite and why?

Blissful

Me.

Damn am I good.

Funny, I totally didn't catch that line in the movie (probably because I don't know the movie at all).

Well, I'm not too familiar on this topic and I need to expand my knowledge in this area. I would like to do some reading on a great one but don't know which one to start with. I was hoping someone would show unusual passion for the words of one. I need a little inspiration to get me going. To get me driven to look one up and start reading. I'm looking to be inspired... ANY LEADERS OUT THERE WHO CAN SHOW ME THE PATH... I'll do the driving, just give me the directions.

Sun Tzu definately... a wise and skilled tactician that man was

great insight to not only warriors but average people as well

I've always like Confucius' philosophy/sayings. Though thats not saying much since I know this
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Bliss, if you PM me your mailing address, I can send you this quotations dictionary I've been trying to get rid of for years.

It's got quotes from philosophers all over history.

Why am I trying to get rid of it? Let's just say it was given to me by an ex-girlfriend.. and I got another copy for my own.

If you're up to it (or if anyone else is) let me know.

Albert Camus,

He essentially lived under the Christian ethos, but believed that the true honor came from living a good and kind life without any consideration as to whether you would or would not be rewarded in an afterlife.

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Jack Kerouac
Allen Ginsberg
Lao Tzu
Jesus
Foucault
Buddha
Monty Python
Lachapelle
Hunter S. Thompson
Will Burroughs
Gary Snider
WH Auden
WB Yeats
McKenna
Valentine
St. Simon
Don Juan
Pippen son of Paladin
Ford Prefect
everyone else i meet
all the martyrs of art and expression who died for us all to say what we want about whoever, whenever.

Plato can suck my Bardic cock
so can St. Peter

I like Camus too Seeker, well I read one of his books - the plague, a couple of years ago in university, wasnt he existentialist? i cant remember that well - didnt get a great mark in that course

Does Linus Torvalds count?

Originally posted by Lynx
I like Camus too Seeker, well I read one of his books - the plague, a couple of years ago in university, wasnt he existentialist? i cant remember that well - didnt get a great mark in that course *

I am having trouble remembering also. Many years ago....
Maybe it's time to read him again, eh?

To seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge is to be a philosopher.

Plato, not Prozac
by Dr. Lou Marinoff, which offers a good synopsis of several schools of thought with examples from recent and ancient philosophers, poetry, theology, etc; written in a much easier to read language than classical texts, it also has an extensive reading list which you may find helpful.

sometimes feels a bit too commercial (and he's definitely selling his industry of philisophical counseling), but the examples and reading list are worth the trip to the library

There is only one I admire, a great many others I despise.

Nietzsche was on the right track, but not to the last centimeter. He at least tried to create something out of his philosophy... Little did he know the "transvaluation of all values" is post-modernism, and post-modernism leads to Nihilism.

He created something to live by, an ascetcism. But, as he stated, the meaning of ascetic ideals are nothing. I believe that had more subtlety than some people think. The over-man, the super-man, which creates his own laws are what Nietzche himself idolized.

I am but an egg in Nietzchian philosophy though.

Ok, Lenin and Torvalds! (Thats one kickass duo! They should get a comic book!)

Damn reds...

Torvalds, a red!?!?! (Well, his father was an involved communist...)

I was just talking about Lenin. I've never heard of Torvalds.