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Who is /b/'s favorite philosopher?
>>687280835
Plato for sure, regardless of the criticism aimed at him for being borderline socialist
>>687280835
Marshall Herff Applewhite
>>687280835
They would love Diogenes if they knew what he got up to.
>Was one of the first stoics.
>Lived in a barrel when he wasn't going on one of his long walks into the great unknown.
>Thought women were a waste of time.
>Purposefully liked flaunting social conventions to show everyone how contrived and silly they were.
>Was an avid public masturbator.
Nietzsche
>inb4 edgy teen
>>687280835
Jung.
Also you're all a bunch of introverted faggots
>>687281844
since he was greek he probably would have loved traps too
Shopenhauer bitches
Robert Anton Wilson
Henry David Thoreau
The idea of noble poverty and his critique of society and authority in general really influenced me as a teenager when I read Walden. It really makes you question the materialist culture we in the west are brought up in.
>>687282043
Edgy teen
Ａｌｂｅｒｔ Ｅｉｎｓｔｅｉｎ
I wanna learn philosophy, where do I start?
>>687280835
Jim Jones
Anyone else a fan of John Stuart Mills and utilitarian theory? Fuck the individual as long as it benefits society
>>687283422
Go to university.
>>687283422
Rationalism i.e. Plato
>>687280835
Rousseau.
his discourse on the origin of inequality is a great read!
>>687281844
yeah he's pretty much the best
>>687283521
Filthy collectivist
>>687281844
Diogenes was a complete troll, and the incarnation of /b/ itself.
>>687283555
Check out Plato's allegory of the cave if you want a simple intro to rationalism
>>687283422
There is a great book called "Sophie's world" . It's a novel that is kind of thick to get through, but the entire premise is this girl learning philosophy from the ground up. You get introduced all the way from Greek natural philosophers all the way to near modern thought. It's a great introduction to the most famous philosophic concepts.
Wittgenstein. Also admire Kant. But I'm generally more into systematic stuff and don't bother too much with persons.
Foucault and postmodern philosophy. Self as language, and a Machiavellian account for our motivations.
>>687283657
Thanks, I'll check it out
>>687283555
Thanx
>>687283422
just become a self important leech on society and criticise those that give you handouts, you'll be there in no time
>>687280835
hitler
JonTron
>>687283657
I fucking love that book. Highly recommended.
>>687283741
Definitely agree with his criticism of religion
>>687281844
Also used to heckle other philosophers in public,
When Alexander the Great visited him in Sinope he asked: what can Alexander do for Diogenes?
Diogenes replied: get the fuck out of my way, you're blocking my sun.
Basically the worlds first troll
I have this painting in my living room
>>687283829
I don't wanna be a leech, I'm a libertarian
>>687283422
Principia Discordia
after reading that just think about stuff yourself, it's faster than reading other people's ramblings.
>>687280835
Bertrand Russell
Not really philosophy, but I enjoy reading Machiavelli
Hitler—sama
>>687282558
this
Heidegger, although I can rarely grasp what he's on about
>>687283987
Thnx, I'll check it
>>687283840
Hope they translated it into my language
>2016
>not acknowledging Jayden's contemplations as superior to all previous philosophical though
>>687283840
It's really good. When it gets all existentialist like halfway through its fucking awesome.
>>687280835
Diogenes
- Is there an honest man amongst us ?
>>687284405
What language do you speak? I think it was originally in Norwegian, but they translated it to English and a few others.
>>687284629
Russian
>>687283993
ma nigra
>>687283627
Or you could just watch The Matrix.
>>687284887
Or you could read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Rationalism
>>687284408
to be fair to the other greats, mirrors hadnt been invented back in their day
>>687280835
CAMUUUUUUUS!
>>687281844
>>687283621
>>687283948
>Diogenes of Sinope
Easily my second favorite.
>>687284827
It's apparently been translated into like 50 languages, so you should be good man. Good luck on your journey!
>>687283948
best philosopher for sure
Sartre, also, Descartes
>Being and Nothingness
>>687285019
He's basically a more articulate, modern day Descartes
>>687280835
Dont have one.
But /b in general is 95% Ayn Rand mixed with a touch of Hitler.
>>687285136
It was translated, Imma read it, thnx man
>>687285034
absurdism ftw
representing west side
Spinoza. If you can't agree with anthropomorphic gods, change the definition. Pantheism isn't very demanding.
>>687285897
my nigga
>>687280835
PARMENIDE,HERACLITE,HEGEL,NIETZSCHE,HEIDEGGER...Thoses are my favorites.
>>687285897
He dindu nuthin
>>687282527
Life without pain has no meaning.
I wish to give your life meaning.
>>687285481
honestly, I would chuckle if it weren't for the power of liberal phenomenology these days
>lil wang said something remarkable on his last track
>it's equally as valid when you factor in the racist opression of these old white philosophers.
>>687280835
John Lennon. He was a philosopher
>>687281814
You weren't in the "going away" team?
>>687280835
Chuck Norris
>>687287123
'Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books.' - Kanye West
Super Ego doesn't even start, Freud
Confucius
>>687283422
I started with "An Introduction to Philosophy" It's pretty good to start with.
>>687286174
Spinoza is like this weird ass philosopher who anybody could claim to be an expert in by making some loose references to substance, attributes, modes and pantheism, because nobody actually reads him. Literally the only seminar about spinoza in all my years at university didn't even focus on his on writings, but on his reception by german idealists.
Socrates
Aristotle
>>687287645
and also a wife beater.
>I like him already
>>687288073
By whom?
>>687288551
Didn't he die of yellow fever or something?
>>687280835
I am my favorite philosopher but Diogenes is great, at least he kept words in good, light humor, even if it was only to keep himself moderately sane...or society's appropriation of sane.
>>687288973
So humble
>>687288712
no, just his musical talent. John died after arranging a hit on himself
>>687288973
Are you Buddha?
>>687288712
>>687289230
Bullshit, he died from unchecked obesity.
>>687289230
I'm pretty almost positive that Jarrod Leto killed him.
>>687280835
Immanuel Kant or Adam Watt.
>>687289123
>Sarcasm is the surest sign of intelligence lost and a fool found
Git gud.
>>687289318
Hardly but I make the same expression when my belly is rubbed.
Britinius maximus
>>687289786
I think you need a dictionary there my good chum
Here is a handy link to help you out my friend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic
Voltaire
>>687289786
I would rub your belly for days
>>687288585
Robert Solomon. He's a professor of Philosophy and Business at the University of Texas in Austin.
>>687289879
I'd fuck her
>>687290122
so, one of the greats then?
>>687290122
Thamx
>>687290442
I guess you could call him that.
Philosophy is a fallacy. The only lies worth believing are the ones in the bible.
>>687289923
Could use a bit more context
>>687290667
Kek
>>687287645
No, he was the guy who played guitar in the Beatles.
Pop stars != philosophers FFS.
Time to class this thread up with my homeboy Epicurus.
Pleasure is the point of life. Prove me (and him) wrong.
>>687283948
Alexander the Great: If I weren't Alexander, I would like to be be Diogenes
Diogenes in response: If I weren't Diogenes, I'd also like to be Diogenes
rekt
>>687290894
Conversely pop star != not a philosopher
Kanye West
>>687291022
And then he made this face
>>687291019
Now that I think about it, putting my dick in things pretty much is the point of life
>>687291019
No point, that's all I'm here for now.
>>687282154
>Jung
Seriously clever motherfucker, but not really a philosopher. More like a psychologist-mystic.
Fucking amazing writer and painter too.
>>687291019
>prove me wrong
Nigga, philosophy rarely deals in absolutes
>>687287827
Don't get spunk on the mink m8
>>687291245
Only a sith deals in absolutes
>>687283422
i don't know philosophy that well, but i like to read the philosopher's main points and basic theories and then build up on them my self and see if it is the same as his
>>687280835
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgW0lKTrnI
>>687280835
Greek here.
Epicurus check him if you havent stumbled upon him yet.
>>687283422
At the beginning:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/019953909X?pc_redir=T1
>>687291245
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_%28philosophy%29
>>687280835
Diogenes
>>687280835
John Cena
>>687290442
Kek
>>687280835
Anybody studied the philosophy of ethics? Doing a subject on it at the moment. Pretty interesting applications in the real world, esp. for journalists etc
Either Kierkegaard or Russell
>>687290442
He just heard Solomon was a great philosopher, and drew his own conclusions.
>>687280835
Descartes, proved his own existance in three words
>>687291245
Oh snap, don't let Hegel hear that, or he'll abolish you, lift up your remains and fucking sublate the miserable rest of your existence into the absolute.
>>687292113
kek, savage
>>687291059
True, I heard Kirkegaard played a mean guitar.
>>687290894
>>687291022
Did you ever research his life after The Beatles?
>>687292203
>fucking cogito ergo sum motherfucker
>>687291749
>the philosophy of ethics for journos
never has a more repugnant statement been made outside of the american cheese industry
>>687292410
>research his life
Kek. His songs were all over the radio and he was rarely out of the news, especially after he took the bullet.
Thing is, he wasn't a philosopher. He expounded a philosophy, but it wasn't his. The lyrics to Imagine were just a paraphrase of the Communist Manifesto.
>>687292423
English motherfucker, do you speak it!
>>687291982
"I am Spaniel"?
Cynicism, the greatest sharp tool ever made.
Though, "being cynical is bad for you".
>>687292685
Descartes wasn't using English. Other languages are available ...
>>687292808
Cogito ergo sum
bitch ass nigga
>>687293015
Social commentator, not a philosopher m8
How epicurus proved god doesnt exist.
>>687293216
B-BUT MUH MYSTERIOUS WAYS
>>687291749
>ethics
>journalists
Good luck with that one. They don't call them presstitutes for nothing.
>>687283741
>into systematic stuff
>wittgenstein is favorite philosopher
pick one
>>687283748
check out baudrillard
>>687293216
HE IS FAKKEN GOD YOU MORON THATS WHY WE CALL HIM GOD! KEEP YOUR ATHEIST SHIT TO YERSELF
>>687284308
So why is that obtuse nazi your favorite?
>>687293851
>nazi
Need you ask?
>>687293819
>Murcans arrive at a philosophy debate
It's downhill all the way from here, anons.
Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
>>687292947
would I blow your mind if I said that "I think, therefore I am" is only validated by the church putting humans above every other animal?
descartes was of his time, nothing more
>>687293819,
they took his job
the too hi jo
a to ki do
ITT: All the annoying tools from your philosophy 101 class act deep to impress each other.
