Who is the best philosopher of the modern times or of this century?

Answer 1

Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist and composer. He was a member of the Frankfurt School along with Max Horkheimer, Walter Benjamin, Herbert Marcuse, Jürgen Habermas and others. He was also the Music Director of the Radio Project.

Already as a young music critic and amateur sociologist, Theodor W. Adorno was primarily a philosophical thinker. The label 'social philosopher' emphasizes the socially critical aspect of his philosophical thinking, which from 1945 onwards took an intellectually prominent position in the critical theory of the Frankfurt School.

Answer 2

Although not a Philosopher, Dr. Neil Tyson a physicists has some pretty good theory's that border on Philosophy. Plus I don't know what criteria would meet your time line, But Occam was a great philosophical inspiration to many.

Answer 3

theycallmetomu was close but the correct answer is I am.

to this point i haven't wrote any books yet, although i may think about it one day.

there are too many aspects of philosophy to select any one as the greatest philosophy writer. each area of philosophy is in itself so broad that it would take a lifetime to understand. for that reason, any philosophy book would inherently be incomplete in and of itself.

if you seek the best philosopher, you would do well to start with yourself. each and every day is a full textbook of philosophical interpretations. you study each one day by day until you reach the end.

do you read philosophy in order to have the writer pose the questions for you? or have you developed your own mind to ask questions? if you can not solve your own questions, are you truely a philosopher? rather do you wish to regurgitate the questions and answers provided by some writer of a book?

Answer 4

That would have been Wittgenstein. Start with his "On Certainty" and then read his "Philosophical Remarks". Don't worry if you don't understand it all at once. The idea is to let the ideas settle and think about them yourself. Then, re-read them. Then go for his "Philosophical Investigations".

Answer 5

certainly one significant "thinker" who is having a potent impact on our present is the (in)famous leo strauss, father of the neo -con agenda. he was a survivor of hitler's germany and became a well known poli-sci prof at u. of chicago. whether you subscribe to his somewhat darwinian and nihilistic paradigm is another matter. as to "best". hmmm. that, of course, depends on how you define best. i would choose someone not political but mystically inclined. perhaps less 'practical", but definitely more uplifting. in that case my vote would go to r. tagore, poet, mystic and philosopher from bengal, as i recall, who flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and still has quite a following. researching his work is certainly worth the time.

Answer 6

Berry White

Answer 7

Henry Rollins

Answer 8

I like the philosophy of that Oscar winning rabbit Bugs Bunnie. I've been able to take Bugs lessons and apply them to every facet of my life. Funny eh. I learned more from a cartoon character than all the ivory tower lads combined. Oh the irony of it all.

Answer 9

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Read: Letters and Papers from Prison

Answer 10

John Lennon.