Table of Contents
- 1 Who is the forgotten philosopher?
- 2 Who was the most controversial philosopher?
- 3 Which philosopher was crazy?
- 4 Who are some famous pessimists?
- 5 Who is the oldest philosopher?
- 6 Who are the top 10 most famous philosophers?
- 7 Why are the major schools of philosophy still relevant today?
- 8 Who are some examples of ‘unorthodox’ philosophers?
Who is the forgotten philosopher?
Roy Sorensen, “Fame as the Forgotten Philosopher: Meditations on the Headstone of Adam Ferguson”, in A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities. A Collection of Puzzles, Oddities, Riddles and Dilemmas. London: Profile Books, 2017; pp. 244-250.
Who was the most controversial philosopher?
Friedrich Nietzsche: history’s most controversial philosopher.
What was Tolstoy philosophy?
Tolstoy believed being a Christian required him to be a pacifist; the apparently inevitable waging of war by governments, is why he is considered a philosophical anarchist.
Which philosopher was crazy?
Diogenes shared Socrates’s belief that he could function as doctor to men’s souls and improve them morally, while at the same time holding contempt for their obtuseness. Plato once described Diogenes as “a Socrates gone mad.”
Who are some famous pessimists?
Notable proponents
- Ancient Greeks.
- Baltasar Gracián.
- Voltaire.
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- Giacomo Leopardi.
- Arthur Schopenhauer.
- Post-Schopenhauerian pessimism.
- Friedrich Nietzsche.
Who told Alexander You are blocking the sunlight?
And so to impress the philosopher, Alexander put his head over the barrel and said, “Ask of me a boon and I shall give it to you, anything you ask.” Diogenes heard the king and thought for a moment. “Please move to the side a few few paces. You are blocking the sun,” he said.
Who is the oldest philosopher?
Thales
Thales. The earliest person who is cited by ancient sources as a philosopher is Thales, who lived in the city of Miletus in Asia Minor around the late 7th or early 6th century BCE.
Who are the top 10 most famous philosophers?
1 John Locke. 2 Epicurus. 3 Zeno of Citium. 4 Avicenna. 5 Thomas Aquinas. 6 Confucius. 7 Rene Descartes. 8 Paul of Tarsus. 9 Plato. 10 Aristotle.
Who is the best contemporary philosopher to read today?
10 Contemporary Philosophers to Read Today 1 Martha Nussbaum (b. 1947) 2 Cornel West (b. 1952) 3 Slavoj Žižek (b. 1949) 4 Gayatri Spivak (b. 1942) 5 Judith Butler (b. 1956) 6 Gu Su (b. 1955) 7 Thomas Nagel (b. 1937) 8 John McDowell (b. 1942) 9 Saul Kripke (b. 1940) 10 David Chalmers (b. 1966)
Why are the major schools of philosophy still relevant today?
They stand as major philosophers and to this day are still read by philosophy students because of their contributions to the field and history of philosophy. Some schools of thought are still represented in contemporary philosophical thought while others have been left dormant for over 2000 years.
Who are some examples of ‘unorthodox’ philosophers?
His quirky reading of L. Wittgenstein has come to be known in philosophical argot by the portmanteau ‘Kripkestein’. Another example of an ‘unorthodox’ philosopher, Chalmers too belongs to the New York University crew of star philosophers, but also teaches at the Australian National University.