2006-06-11 06:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by benam 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
But Gandhiji was not a philosopher in the western sense.
Yes very few in history can match him but was he a philosopher too?
2006-06-11 21:16:18 · update #1
I asked about philosophy not about theology.
2006-06-12 22:27:46 · update #2
One of the better, but what defines best?
2006-06-11 06:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Bertrand was a hoot. I enjoy the hell out of reading him, and I own a lot of his books.
The greatest philosopher of the last century though was probably Dave Barry. Or maybe Scott Adams.
Oh, fer Christ sake's people, think about it...
Philosophers make you think. That is their purpose, that is what they do. So what makes you think? Um, you read Dilbert, and it makes you understand something? Yeah, what I am talking about.
TV is hypnosis. You don't think, you are mesmerized. Yeah, yeah, you can talk about minds we do not read. Who freaking cares? Adams has a comic strip, but he has written a lot of philosophy he did not draw comics for. Besides, he sucks at drawing.
"The Dilbert Principle" is actually pretty huge. It explained a lot of things I am really seeing I would not have understood. Particularly my CIO.
Anyway, I do like Bertrand. A good read.
-Dio
2006-06-11 14:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just had a chance to read "What is a Soul" written by Mr. Russell. As much of his work I found it to be quite interesting. I am not sue he is the end all do all in philosophy. Philosophy is somewhat objective anyway.
2006-06-17 22:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He had some interesting things to say despite having been characterised as a glorified librarian by one of our esteemed fellow answerers.
I'll answer your question with Russel's own words:
"One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important... ...If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important."
2006-06-11 15:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. His philosophy was so trivial. Godel and Frege kicked his âss, Wittgenstein made him cry. He gave opinions on common morality and wrote a nice history of philosophy. That's not philosophy -- that's being a librarian and pundit.
2006-06-11 14:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was great but i think its personal choice. I go For one of these 5;
Emmanuel Levinas
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Heidegger
Paul Riceour
Jean Boudrillard
(In that order)
2006-06-11 19:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by zephyrescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were so many good ones, it is a matter of personal preference, or bias.
2006-06-11 13:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Thomas Channing was.
2006-06-18 13:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by Keyofsee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he didn't believe in Christ so that makes him ignorant.
geez, look at all the intellectuals that answered!
2006-06-12 08:23:55 · answer #9 · answered by changeling 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋