Favorite Philosopher

[PeterDawson]

Gotta go with Archimedes, the man who ran around shouting, "Eureka!" when he figured out mass.

 

[theklng]

plato, rand and lao tzu... because i understand their legacy. the original buddha is up there as well.

I prefer the works of play-dough over those of plato.

i bet you prefer trolling to proper discussion too.

Friedrich Nietzsche. His original work obviously before his sister got to it.
But Voltaire comes a close second.
With Vetenari third.

i have been told that some of my thoughts unintentionally have been the same as some of voltaire's. if this indeed is the case, i second the notion.

 

[BookishBarbarian]

Soren Kierkegaard for his elegant prose and for providing such a counter point to my long held worldview.

 

[Ronwue]

I'll go for Nietzsche, Sartre and Camus. There are some others who had quotes I use on a regular basis.

 

[Lord_Of_Plum]

I actually just did a school project on Socrates. So I'd say him.

 

[captain awesome 12]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5fGSBsfq8

I let Monty Python decide.

Socrates wins.

 

[HomeAliveIn45]

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[BookishBarbarian]

^above^

lol at lil john being the pinnacle of the evolution of philosophical thought. if ever there was an argument for dysgenics this would be it.

 

[Random Argument Man]

Socrates.
Descartes
Kant
Marks

For a different point of view,I don't know if his name changes in english. His name was Diogène de Sinope.

 

[Specter_]

100% Oscar Wilde.

We got a winner.
"Life is too serious to be taken seriously."

"There is no Sin except stupidity."

"The only worse than being talked about is not being talked about."

"We are clowns whose hearts are broken."

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. "

 

[Malkavian]

Every time I read new philosopher's, they usually takes my spot as "my favorite".

the most consistent, however, is Nietszche. I think he has us humans figured out pretty good.

 

[Jagers1994]

100% Oscar Wilde.

We got a winner.
"Life is too serious to be taken seriously."

"There is no Sin except stupidity."

"The only worse than being talked about is not being talked about."

"We are clowns whose hearts are broken."

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. "

"Genius is born, not paid."

 

[Specter_]

100% Oscar Wilde.

We got a winner.
"Life is too serious to be taken seriously."

"There is no Sin except stupidity."

"The only worse than being talked about is not being talked about."

"We are clowns whose hearts are broken."

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. "

"Genius is born, not paid."

"An excellent man: he has no enemies, and none of his friends like him."

 

[veloper]

Albert Camus. Not an actual philosopher, but still created a better philosophy than the lot of them.

 

[Niman]

Even though I'll write his name down it is not the case that I think he was right about everything. He simply is my biggest source of inspiration who has had the most influence in my writting.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

 

[Wolvaroo]

Also Nietzsche.

 

[October Country]

Johannes Sloek is my favorite because he was the first philosopher who really changed my world view with cultural relativism. Also Sartre is pretty interesting.

 

[Copter400]

Rand. The base concept of objectivism, that we should all live according to our rational perceptions and in our own self-interest, is just brilliant.

Also, I find myself heavily influenced by Sir Terry Pratchett, for what it's worth.

 

[Nihilism Theory]

friedrich nietzsche,anyone?

 

[Ken Korda]

What's with all the Ayn Rand love?

I can get on board with the disbelief in the supernatural and the use of rational decsion making but free market economics and complete business autonomy have failed society again and again ever since the attempted similar methods in the 1980's with the neo-liberal agenda.

Lets bring back democratic socialism before it's too late