And your favourite Philosopher is...?

[Piparskeggr]

Can't think of one philosopher whose entirety appeals to me; different bits and pieces from lots of thinkers...that's what works to help mold my worldview.

I don't even agree with my wife 100%

[Liffrea]

Originally Posted by Ullarsskald
Can't think of one philosopher whose entirety appeals to me; different bits and pieces from lots of thinkers...that's what works to help mold my worldview.

I’m gravitating more towards philosophical viewpoints sympathetic to the outlook displayed in European IE literature such as Homer, and the Old English/Norse heroic literature. I find much in Heraclitus and Nietzsche that appeals to me, the empowerment of man, deification of the human spirit, optimism and lust for life tempered by fatalism and an appreciation of life as it is, life affirmation.

[Piparskeggr]

I’m gravitating more towards philosophical viewpoints sympathetic to the outlook displayed in European IE literature such as Homer, and the Old English/Norse heroic literature. I find much in Heraclitus and Nietzsche that appeals to me, the empowerment of man, deification of the human spirit, optimism and lust for life tempered by fatalism and an appreciation of life as it is, life affirmation.

If I were to look at where the thoughts I value originate...

I too look at the Heroic in our elder literature (Hellenic, Celtic and Germanic) and the Pragmatic displayed therein. I think this can be seen in the poetry I like best; Kipling, Longfellow, Service and similar scribblers.

Also, some Stoic and classical Epicurean thought with a bit of Roman Numenism, somewhat like what is seen in "To Myself," the musings of Marcus Aurelius.

Mostly though, I'd say I try to live within a mindset of Situational Awareness, which is open to the Possibility and Probability of a connection with the Ineffable though Thought and Belief.

[The Khagan]

Albert Camus or Martin Heidegger would have to be my two favorites. Foucalt is also nice.

I suppose I'll have to nod to Nietzsche as well. His writings resonate almost as much with me as Camus' does.

[Tursas]

I guess Descartes is my current favourite, mainly because of his work within epistemology.

When it comes to today's philosophers, Slavoj Žižek is a quite interesting person as long as you don't take him too seriously

[lei.talk]

some writers are enjoyable
for the rhetorical heights they do soar,

others for the clockwork-like logical precision
with which they march toward ludicrous conclusions
due to the fact-paucity of their premises,

still others for the extent of the psycho-pathology revealed,

but, only one could answer my childishly simple demand - "prove it!"
by simply pointing to an element in reality
and in less than a hand-full of obvious logical steps - do so.

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the girl-child and i very much enjoy playing
an endless game with the flash-cards
from this word-list
because reading each card leads us to an other and the next,
untill a regularly scheduled activity:
stewarding our plants and animals, exercising, eating, sleeping...

soon we will be stacking the cards for this schema
(preferred for its ease of memorisation)

as a foundation for the study of this box of flash-cards
which will stretch the girl-child's mind in to deeper considerations.

these evils will not be presented to the girl-child
untill she is much older - there are many more positives for her to enjoy.

penultimately, the girl-child and i will play this "game"
of flash-cards from a lecture series i attended over thirty years ago
and presented on audio-tape (as one of walter huebscher's many leasees)
at the ucsd/mensa philosophy forum for two decades.

this game required nearly a year of my son's time to memorise.

my son and i are in discussion
regarding whether the girl-child's mind
should be exposed to a series of books he read in his late teens:

the questions being should her mind be polluted
with what is mostly non-sense
or will the erudition be applicable?

if so, should she read the volumes in which he has marked
all of the errors of fact/logic,
errors based on or compounded by ignorance,
intentional deception and meaningless rhetoric

or present the girl-child with fresh copies?

[Cato]

If you can call him a philosopher, Zoroaster is a good one to study.

[Foxy]

Who is your favourite Philosopher and why?

Schopenauer and Nietzsche.

[Foxy]

Not many females like Arthur Schopenhauer as he didn't write to pleasent of them. But I agree, Schopenhauer #1.

I agree with Schopenauer also about that. Many women are stupid or act like stupid. Just watch ... mmm... Pamela Anderson or, even worse, Victoria Silvstedt... Why should a philosopher defend them?

[Groenewolf]

My favorite one, from those still living I would say Benoist and Scruton. From the 20th century, late 19th century : Spengler and Heidiger, Nietizsche to a lesser extent. I also have developed an interest in the philosophies of Emperor Julian "the Apostate" and the philosophers around him.