Since philosophy and politics go hand in hand is it worth reading old Greek and Roman philosophers?
>>73840588
No
The only philosophy you need to know is might makes right and you truly know knothing
>>73840588
>Roman philosophers
This exists?
>>73840588
Philosophy and politics have no direct relation to each other but the answer is yes anyway
>>73841061
>what is The Republic
Yes! /pol/ would be a better place if we all did.
kierkegaard and Camus
>>73841121
I'm glad your american "public education" is paying off
>>73841250
Never heard of this fag
>>73841317
>never even heard of aurelius
lost cause wherever you come from
>>73841317
He was a practitioner of stoicism. Famous because he was also an emperor.
Stoics are all you need. The rest is worthless since they already got everything correct from the workings of the universe to the proper way to live ones life.
>>73840588
The world would be right if philosophers were kings and kings philosophers -
Its like brain cookies too me desu famalam
>>73840967
Seneca the Younger
>>73841740
Not a quote by Marcus Aurelius. Apparently it's bullshit. I made the same mistake.
>>73840967
cicero?
>>73841835
Ehh worst case scenario someone looks it up, discovers it is wrong but finds something else they like
>>73841740
False quote, Marcus was a very pious man.
>>73840588
It is not particularly relevant to understanding philosophy.
Philosophy before the eighteenth century is not the same thing as philosophy after the eighteenth century.
Aristotle is as important to understanding philosophy as he is to understanding biology. Which is to say that it is a fascinating look into the history of human thought.
What it isn't is relevant.
Yes, start with the pre-socratics and read up to Plato. If you like it continue if not no big deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGsg01ycpk
>>73840588
Plato was based. Read The Republic.
>>73844893
>The Republic: what I remember
>common property and families amongst guardian class
>eugenic breeding program among guardian class
Interesting concepts.
>>73840588
start with plato's republic.
>>73840967
lucretius
