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Greatest philosopher of all time

Started by caliban , Jun 06 2005 07:55 PM

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Poll: Who is the greatest Philosopher? (82 member(s) have cast votes)

Who is the greatest Philosopher?

Aristotle (16 votes [21.62%])
Percentage of vote: 21.62%
Rene Descartes (1 votes [1.35%])
Percentage of vote: 1.35%
Epicurus (2 votes [2.70%])
Percentage of vote: 2.70%
Martin Heidegger (1 votes [1.35%])
Percentage of vote: 1.35%
Immanuel Kant (4 votes [5.41%])
Percentage of vote: 5.41%
Karl Marx (9 votes [12.16%])
Percentage of vote: 12.16%
John Stuart Mill (4 votes [5.41%])
Percentage of vote: 5.41%
Friedrich Nietzsche (15 votes [20.27%])
Percentage of vote: 20.27%
Karl Popper (2 votes [2.70%])
Percentage of vote: 2.70%
Other (below) (20 votes [27.03%])
Percentage of vote: 27.03%

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#151 OFFLINE Rational Madman

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Posted 02 November 2010 - 02:48 AM

The Philosopher's Song

The Communist Quiz Sketch

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#152 OFFLINE Rational Madman Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 02 November 2010 - 08:33 PM

EmbraceUnity, on 01 November 2010 - 11:50 PM, said:

In addition to my other picks, I would include John Dewey

That's somewhat of an unusual choice. Do you mind explaining your rationale, because beyond subjective thinking, I think many would hesitate to rank him among the "greatest."

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#153 OFFLINE EmbraceUnity Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 02 November 2010 - 09:35 PM

Rol82, on 02 November 2010 - 08:33 PM, said:

EmbraceUnity, on 01 November 2010 - 11:50 PM, said:

In addition to my other picks, I would include John Dewey

That's somewhat of an unusual choice. Do you mind explaining your rationale, because beyond subjective thinking, I think many would hesitate to rank him among the "greatest."

Pragmatism is probably the philosophy that most influences me, and it seems to follow directly from rationalism, utilitarianism, and so on.

Edited by EmbraceUnity, 02 November 2010 - 09:37 PM.

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#154 OFFLINE aLurker Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 02:44 PM

International philosophy: Germany vs. Greece.

Edited by aLurker, 03 November 2010 - 02:45 PM.

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#155 OFFLINE Rational Madman Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 03 November 2010 - 07:03 PM

aLurker, on 03 November 2010 - 02:44 PM, said:

International philosophy: Germany vs. Greece.

Great, I can't believe I completely forgot abut this sketch!

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#156 OFFLINE Philosopher Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 01:36 PM

Everyone is a philosopher

My favorite was Albert Camus

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#157 OFFLINE johnross47 Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 11 February 2012 - 11:31 PM

Hume. Read him and then ask yourself why you would read anyone else.

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#158 OFFLINE NewMan Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 04:42 PM

It’s often said that most philosophers suffer from Asperger's syndrome or Asperger disorder. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

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#159 OFFLINE Pour_la_Science Re: Greatest philosopher of all time

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Posted 31 July 2012 - 07:17 PM

I don't know what "the greatest" can mean... but, in relation with this forum, I would say that Nietzsche gave a definition to the transhumanism even before this word exists (with the idea of surhuman and the Wille zur Macht -not speaking about the book which was written by his nazi sister).