2007-03-04 05:52:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
sounds like stoic philosophy to me. I'd say either marcus aurelius or epicurus or epictetus or one of those blokes.
It also on the other hand sounds like something Thoreau might say.
2007-03-04 20:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kos Kesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't find anything out. However I can understand the question and statement. As we all can see, do we own our cells, our computers, our cars, our planes,our TV,our whatever, or do they own us.
We are in a sense slaves to our possession. Cause the more dependent one is on them the more they became our masters.
Kind of like borrowing money, it frees you up to may your bills, or buy something you need now,but in reality, the person, bank or whoever loaned you the money, now owns you. At least til the debt is paid.
2007-03-04 14:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by kickinupfunf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bob Marley
2007-03-04 15:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by Micheal A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whilst he would hardly have claimed to be a philosopher, Georgi I. Gurdjieff wrote a brilliant exposee of the 'free man' in his tome, "Beelzebub, tales to his grandson".
In this piece he dissects the day of a typical 'man of substance', and in doing so showed exactly how we allow ourselves to become slaves to our image and our possessions.
Maybe that's who you were thinking of ?
2007-03-04 15:36:45 · answer #4 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know it was Diogenes, the one that lived in a wooden barrel and ones talked to Alexander the Great, asking him to move away........ I am sure you've heard it before.
By the way, that is why he lived in a barrel - the less you own.........
2007-03-04 20:03:45 · answer #5 · answered by julia b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it a philosopher? I though that was a quote from the Bible.
2007-03-04 14:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mike M. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe David Hume perhaps?
2007-03-04 15:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivan Illich. "There are two prisoners of consumerist society, the prisoners of greed and the prisoners of envy"
A bit harsh if you ask me.
2007-03-04 14:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dunno, but i agree with the saying because i am now a slave to my wife whom i brought to england from the very end of this earth.
2007-03-04 14:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Josh A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plato
2007-03-04 15:12:56 · answer #10 · answered by Bangi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋