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Who is your favorite philosopher and why do you identifiy with that person?

Update:

carydoug, I like the fact you consider a comedian a philosopher.

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago
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    They're all pretty out there, but i'd say Bill Hicks. Died way before his time. Enlightened through shocking truths and some laughs too.

  • 2 decades ago

    Hmmm, good question. Perhaps Archimedes or Descartes but then I am rather fond of Camus.

  • 2 decades ago

    Spinoza, At a time when people where being persey and exey cuted for their beliefs he managed to run away and fight another day.

    Source(s): The Penguin Book Of Benedict (Baruch)Spinoza.
  • 2 decades ago

    jean paul sartre. his disscusoin "existentialism is a humanism" says that people should live for themselves. not neccesarily selfishly just in a way that you have created for your self and not in a way that peopoe have told you you should live in.

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  • 2 decades ago

    Descartes or so_very_troubled_angle

    they both can prove their existence

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Mines is Billy Connolly. and i really dont need to explain why. :-)

  • 2 decades ago

    Socrates, Because I know what I don't know

  • 2 decades ago

    Fredrich Niche

    Because, "That which doesn't kill me makes me stronger".

  • 2 decades ago

    homer simpson

    he has it down

  • 2 decades ago

    Carl Jung.... 'cause he was so on point.

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