2006-12-25 11:53:07 · 11 answers · asked by Deloused-In-The-Comatorium 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Almost all of the answerers here are wrong, of course. :)
Confucius, Nietzsche, Aristotle, and Descartes are all of
them philosophical giants. Their influence on the past
history of the world, and philosophy, is nothing less than
phenomenal. And it's not over yet. All of these super-
men continue to capture hearts and captivate minds all
around the world. Kinda hard to overrate guys like that.
Now if you don't care for the way this or that one thinks
... well, that's one thing; but to call them overrated for
*that* is just plain unjustified bias.
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My nominee for most overrated philosopher might be
someone like Sartre, for example. This is not to deny
or belittle any of his contributions to philosophy. He is
overrated because *far* too many people see him as
the first and last word regarding Existentialism ...
And that is simply NOT the case. So in *that* sense
he is the most overrated philosopher; ie. I certainly
*don't* mean to say that he is a bad philosopher.
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BTW: Merry X-mass all!
2006-12-25 13:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe so many people said Nietzsche...
I love him!
Yeah, he's a bit hard to swallow but when you do... you're left going 'whoa, i want another'.
It's not that i agree with him or anything of the sort, i just love his use of language and how well he wrote.
Plus, i loved 'Beyond Good and Evil'.
The most over-rated philosopher to me is Hume. I don't like him because i find him extremely difficult to read. His work on causality just... blew me away. But that could say more about me than him. Don't get me wrong though, I do think he was a great man but only when you disregard his philosophical side.
2006-12-25 12:59:02 · answer #2 · answered by falzalnz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aristotles
2006-12-25 12:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by kampirus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nietzsche. His writings contain much bluster ans assertion but little in the way of rigorous argumentation. I also think many of his claims are incoherent. And don't forget Derrida. He too is overrated in my book.
2006-12-25 12:52:15 · answer #4 · answered by sokrates 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
all of them have their good and undesirable factors. i do no longer thoroughly consider any of them, yet i think of the main underrated fact seeker is Theodore Roosevelt. He held some enormously interesting comments, some i do no longer unavoidably consider, yet he sounds like he in basic terms wanted to do good, regardless of what others think of, that's what i like.
2016-10-18 23:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say Nietzsche as well. I think he's perfect for angst-plagued college sophomores, but really has very little of real substance to offer.
2006-12-25 12:03:15 · answer #6 · answered by silverside 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nietzsche- I'm still trying to figure out what christian anarchy is, sounds like an oxymoron to me and I love studying too, so please don't take that as a threat or insult. There are some words that don't make sense to me.
2006-12-25 12:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kant
2006-12-25 12:25:45 · answer #8 · answered by fancyname 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Rene Descartes and rationalism.... I mean c'mon "cogito ergo sum?----I think therefore I am?" thats it???
2006-12-25 12:14:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Probably me! LOL!
2006-12-25 12:00:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋