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O.o
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O.o asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 3 years ago

Philosophy: Which famous philosopher do you find it difficult to respect?

How quickly did you write them off & why?

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  • 3 years ago
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    I find Socrates to be pretty low on my list. Although I think he was a genius and don't find much problem with his ideals especially given the time period he lived through, I find his disinterest in writing and documenting his work to be very disappointing. He failed to realise the importance of documentation and preservation of his work to share it with the world and allow it to live beyond him and I think that demonstrates a sort of closed-mindedness that I thought philosophy was intended to discourage. Again, not trying to discredit him, it's just an issue I find with his character.

  • 3 years ago

    Epicurus just for his quote "is God willing to prevent ... " besides, he has a scary face ..

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    plato.

  • 3 years ago

    Zizek. I think he is patently mad.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Ayn Rand

  • 3 years ago

    The most disinteresting philosopher for me is Berkeley. His idea that there are only ideas is a malodorous solipsism. Close to him is Leibniz, who granted came up with Calculus, but whose theory of Monads is off the wall. I haven't read either one of their works, nor do I intend to.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Marx - war monger.

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