why do you like them and what did they contribute to philosophy??
2007-02-18 14:44:49 · 11 answers · asked by kill j 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
no BS answers like "god". while i do have beleifs lets be realistic here and answer the original question.
2007-02-18 14:50:54 · update #1
well, anyone and everyone will say it's socrates, because he's the "father" of philosophy.
2007-02-18 14:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sgt. Pepper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michel Foucault was the greatest philospher ever. He was able to analyze the geneological power structures of the entire world. He explained the concept of biopower and the effect it has on humanity. He had an amazing vision and he completely revolutionized the theories for Nietzsche, Kant, Heidegger, and Karl Marx. He obviously is the father of modern philosophy, influencing such philosophers like Agamben and Ranciere. Foucault, without a doubt in my mind, is the greatest philosophical thinker of all time.
2007-02-18 15:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert Heinlein. Not only did he write grand SF novels and stories, but he questioned EVERYTHING. He put politics, war, love, sex, religion, you name it, to the test, and came up with answers that both enlightened and amused, if not shocked. He tried to make us change the way we think about everyday events, and taught me that one should never take anything for granted until all the facts were accounted for. Maybe he didn't write anything like Plato or Sartre; but he tried to make it easy for anyone who was willing to try and understand. And he wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions, either, which most people skip around.
2007-02-18 14:56:51 · answer #3 · answered by knight2001us 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Socrates
2007-02-18 15:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by maconsolviaa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mindy - the character on animaniacs.
No matter what answer you give her for a question she will rebut it with "why?" The most zealous and aggressive philosopher that ever existed.
2007-02-18 15:01:26 · answer #5 · answered by Calico_Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ayn Rand.
2007-02-18 15:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by Eukodol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Darwin!
Who else has brains to figure out we're from monkeys.
2007-02-19 05:04:22 · answer #7 · answered by ~*Natasha*~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kant. Unfortunately, he is impossible to read.
2007-02-18 15:33:06 · answer #8 · answered by Suzanne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god, whether existant or not, she/he provides the most knowledge as from the meaning of life, she/he is the maker of life
2007-02-18 14:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by her half dead lover 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seneca is my choice.
2007-02-18 15:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋