is it true that most of them were gay? just wondering coz i read an article that they were..is this true?
2007-11-24 12:45:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
we do not know, if ever they were, would that make their contributions invalid? ^_^
2007-11-24 12:50:44 · answer #1 · answered by Timawa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aristotle may have been occasionally such.
Wittgenstein was not overtly.
Most of the rest (Plato, Plotinus, Leibniz, Kant, Descartes, Hegel, Nietzsche, Frege, Goedel, Husserl, Whitehead) were complementary-gender ("straight"); Schopenhauer discussed sex and was a bit on the bipolar side (loved women, hated women).
If an article claims homosexualism for a majority of philosophers, likely the writer was promoting a false agenda.
"A Philosophy of Universality," Aivanhov
"Climb the Highest Mountain," Prophet
"The Beautiful Story of a Master," Frenette
"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock http://www.divinecosmos.com
"Autobiography of a Yogi," Yogananda, http://www.yogananda-srf.org
2007-11-24 20:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by j153e 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Most of the "great" philosophers lived in Greek cultural were homosexual activity was accepted and not looked at as being "gay" but as being normal and instinctive. Many of them had sexual activity with many females and discreet public display of affection for males which is accepted in ancient Greek cultural and not looked upon as being homosexual or even bisexual for that matter. It was thought of as a normal instinct that men have a natural drive to be in the "company" of other men.
2007-11-24 22:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by Brooklyn Avenue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Philosophers are just normal human that have interest and great knowledge in philosophy. We as a non philosopher just need to learn from only the good things that they taught.
Gay or not it all their personal life they are matured enough to be responsible on their own life.
2007-11-24 21:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by Wai Choong Shum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Greek society accepted relationships between older wizened men and younger males so many of the great Greek philosophers are assumed to have been active participants in this costume.
2007-11-24 21:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by Von 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were way busier thinking about more pertinent ideas that who they are going to do it with, more like, why are we all here, what is our purpose in life, what is there is no heaven or hell, you know, stuff like that.
2007-11-24 21:00:06 · answer #6 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humm--less testosterone=more insight! I could relate to that!!
2007-11-24 20:57:50 · answer #7 · answered by dacaugrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋