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A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Kafka? Hm, a borderline case.
A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Kafka? Hm, a borderline case.
What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Kafka? Hm, a borderline case.
And you? An abstrahot of a borderline world without any chance to find out what's true? Why do you think the death of a person gives you any right for such a totally stupid comment?
Erkenne Dich selbst
Erkenne Dich selbst bedeutet nicht:
Beobachte Dich.
Beobachte
Dich ist das Wort der Schlange.
Es bedeutet:
Mache Dich zum Herrn Deiner Handlungen.
Nun bist Du es aber schon,
bist Herr Deiner Handlungen.
Das Wort bedeutet also: Verkenne Dich!
Zerstöre Dich!
Also etwas Böses
und nur wenn man sich sehr tief hinabbeugt,
hört man auch sein Gutes, welches lautet:
"um Dich zu dem zu machen, der Du bist."
Franz Kafka
Tell that to the French deconstructionists.Is there a common philosophical theme to Kafka's writings?
A minimum requirement to be a philosopher would seem to be having a philosophy.
A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Kafka? Hm, a borderline case.
And you? An abstrahot of a borderline world without any chance to find out what's true? Why do you think the death of a person gives you any right for such a totally stupid comment?
Erkenne Dich selbst
Erkenne Dich selbst bedeutet nicht:
Beobachte Dich.
Beobachte
Dich ist das Wort der Schlange.
Es bedeutet:
Mache Dich zum Herrn Deiner Handlungen.
Nun bist Du es aber schon,
bist Herr Deiner Handlungen.
Das Wort bedeutet also: Verkenne Dich!
Zerstöre Dich!
Also etwas Böses
und nur wenn man sich sehr tief hinabbeugt,
hört man auch sein Gutes, welches lautet:
"um Dich zu dem zu machen, der Du bist."
Franz Kafka
What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Good Morning Mindful.How's it going? I'd generally contend that the ability to mediate perception is probably fundamental to being a leader. Anyone can speculate or theorize. This is the nature of philosophy. But philosophers aren't generally leaders. I've seen common Internet misfits create reality and change the course of history from a chat room. It's a deep discussion really, but it's not even 7 in the morning here yet. I'm still half asleep. Ha.
Here's a little three minute video kind of describing what I'm talking about.
A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test. However, when it comes to widespread influence (in the real world if I may use a contentious phrase) she’s been profoundly effective, even to those of us who find her writing muddle-headed to say the least. What’s interesting are the number of academic tomes who pretend she doesn’t even exist, such as the The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy.What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Kafka? Hm, a borderline case.
And you? An abstrahot of a borderline world without any chance to find out what's true? Why do you think the death of a person gives you any right for such a totally stupid comment?
Erkenne Dich selbst
Erkenne Dich selbst bedeutet nicht:
Beobachte Dich.
Beobachte
Dich ist das Wort der Schlange.
Es bedeutet:
Mache Dich zum Herrn Deiner Handlungen.
Nun bist Du es aber schon,
bist Herr Deiner Handlungen.
Das Wort bedeutet also: Verkenne Dich!
Zerstöre Dich!
Also etwas Böses
und nur wenn man sich sehr tief hinabbeugt,
hört man auch sein Gutes, welches lautet:
"um Dich zu dem zu machen, der Du bist."
Franz Kafka
Watch yourself watching?
That could lead into a tedious discussion of what exactly is consciousness.
I must however thank you for posting a decent chunk of Deutsche poetry I hadn’t previously encountered.
I have no idea what you’re trying to say with "Why do you think the death of a person gives you any right for such a totally stupid comment?” Whose death and which comment?
If you’re getting your knickers in a knot over my "A significant number of western philosophers consider Ayn Rand fails the test.” you’ve got the wrong end of the stick. I’ve never considered myself a ‘western philosopher’ more like an ill educated autodidact. Rand’s epistemology I have no argument with, it’s her political philosophy and economic theory I find muddle headed. I’m also curious about your concept of right above. I wasn’t aware one had to be granted a right to comment on anything in this place. Maybe you mean I haven’t sufficient understanding to know what I’m talking about. That might make sense and may be true.
Ich liebe den Hund und die Krähe, aber die Musik ist nicht mein Ding.
This is more my thing :-
The text can be read here :- http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/assets/files/programme_notes/40213/140605.pdf
Yes indeed to be a philosopher means you a dry and boring..What turns one into a philosopher?
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
From Bertrand Russell. Though I'm no fan of his.
>> Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions... but rather for the sake of the questions themselves... because, through the greatness of the universe which philosophy contemplates, the mind is also rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.<<
I got more out of Chekhov. And he was not a philosopher.
Is there a formal designation "philosopher" and any baseline requirements?
Yes.Have you read him?
I've read one Ayn Rand. The Virtue of Selfishness. I knew what she meant.