Get To Know Your Philosophers
Saturday • September 14th 2024 • 12:23:14 am
In a clown world where anybody can say; “Philosophers are villains”.
And have countess numbers of people agree, because although they have never read their books...
Most of the philosophers they’ve seen, had crazy hair and unhappy expressions.
Many things are flipped backwards, Philosophers were actually protecting us from villains.
Philosophers are programmers, they will say “god created numbers”, and then, that god is not actually real.
And you have to run their programs, decode what they said, against who they were, and what they were forced to be.
Plato taught that we can understand the world better by thinking deeply and using our reason.
Bacon showed that careful observation and experiments could lead to better knowledge and discoveries.
Voltaire advocated for freedom of thought and speech, encouraging to question authority and think for oneself.
Schopenhauer taught that understanding and managing our desires can lead to a more peaceful and fulfilling life.
Herbert Spencer's believed that human societies, like organisms, evolve and improve over time through gradual adaptation and learning, which can lead to a more advanced and harmonious civilization.
Henri Bergson emphasized importance of intuition and creativity in understanding life, rather than just relying on logic and analysis.
Benedetto Croce argued that art and history help us understand and shape our values and culture.
Bertrand Russell promoted critical thinking and questioning established beliefs to achieve a more rational and just society.
George Santayana encouraged us learn from the past and reflect on experiences to better understand the present.
William James emphasized that believing in yourself and your choices can shape your reality and happiness.
John Dewey advocated for practical education and learning through experience to better prepare for real-life challenges.
Pirsig taught that excellence and understanding come from appreciating the balance between rational thinking and the intuitive, artistic side of life.
Machiavelli taught that being clever and strategic in leadership could help achieve and maintain power, helping us become more sceptical about rulers.
Locke argued that people have natural rights and that government should protect these rights, empowering individuals.
Plato explored ideas about justice and knowledge, encouraging us to seek higher truths beyond the everyday world.
Hegel introduced the idea that progress comes from conflict and contradiction, pushing us to evolve and think deeply about history and society.
Descartes emphasized that thinking for ourselves and doubting everything is a way to find truth and build knowledge.
Foucault showed how power and knowledge shape our lives and society, making us more aware of how control operates around us.
Wittgenstein showed that understanding language better can help us think and communicate more clearly.
Kurt Vonnegut used satire and dark humor to challenge societal norms and encourage critical thinking about the absurdities of human existence and the potential for individual and collective change.
Derrida explored how language and meaning are not fixed, encouraging us to think more critically about how we understand and interpret the world.
Sartre highlighted that we are free to define our own existence and create our own meaning in life.
Hume made us question what we can truly know, helping us to be more critical and open-minded.
Kant taught us to use our own reason to understand the world, rather than relying solely on external authorities.
Aristotle focused on developing our potential and understanding the world through reason, which helps us make better decisions.
Spinoza showed that understanding human nature, the physical universe, and our place within it through reason, rather than relying on religious or supernatural explanations, can lead to true happiness and freedom.
Rousseau argued that humans are naturally good and that society corrupts us, inspiring us to rethink how we live together.
Nietzsche challenged us to create our own values and live authentically, rather than following societal norms blindly.
Socrates encouraged questioning everything to gain true knowledge, making us more thoughtful and self-aware.
Frankl emphasized the importance of finding personal meaning in life, even amidst suffering, to foster resilience and a sense of purpose.
Ayn Rand promoted individualism and responsible and rational self-interest as the path to personal achievement and societal progress, advocating that people thrive when they pursue their own happiness and values with integrity and independence.
Charles Bukowski embraced and expressed raw, unfiltered truths about the struggles and desires of everyday life, encouraging people to confront their own realities with authenticity and resilience.
You need to accept responsibility for your own education, because most good thing have become do dilute as to be functionally lost.
Child, you are meant to grow all the way up, until you become a great being.