I am interested to see which philosopher r/philosophy likes the most...

My favorite is Socrates, just for the story of the oracle of Delphi telling him he was the wisest man on earth because he was the only one who knew of his ignorance...

There's a lot more that I could say about Socrates, but I'm more interested in hearing which philosophers other people like the most and why!

In this economy? Who philosopher epp??

Tsarbomba:
I am interested to see which philosopher r/philosophy likes the most...

My favorite is Socrates, just for the story of the oracle of Delphi telling him he was the wisest man on earth because he was the only one who knew of his ignorance...

There's a lot more that I could say about Socrates, but I'm more interested in hearing which philosophers other people like the most and why!

Go back to Reddit, this is Nairaland, only jungle law applies here.

My favourite philosopher is Friedrich Nietzsche. I first encountered his work 15 years ago while reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene. In the introductory chapter, Greene quotes Nietzsche: "The value of a thing sometimes does not lie in that which one attains by it, but in what one pays for it." This quote struck me as incredibly deep.
Nietzsche's writings are not just analytical and sharp, but also poetic and artistic. As I read his books, I often found myself in awe, wondering how someone could think, see, and write with such profound insight.
One of Nietzsche's famous statements is, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a whole book." While some might consider this claim egotistical, I believe it accurately reflects his remarkable ability to distill complex ideas into concise, powerful statements. His thought process is truly extraordinary.

My favorite philosopher is Diogenes of Greece

DaddyCoool:
In this economy? Who philosopher epp??

I know the economy is bad but worrying and thinking about it consistently can adversely affect your mental health (by worsening anxiety and depression), it can also affect your physical health (by raising blood pressure and making it more difficult to recover from illness). These are just a few examples of how mindset and health are connected.

Tsarbomba:
I know the economy is bad but worrying and thinking about it consistently can adversely affect your mental health (by worsening anxiety and depression), it can also affect your physical health (by raising blood pressure and making it more difficult to recover from illness). These are just a few examples of how mindset and health are connected.

Never knew mindset can prevent starvation. I assumed if you got nothing to eat u eventually die. Silly me.
Can you LEND me 10K?

DaddyCoool:


Never knew mindset can prevent starvation. I assumed if you got nothing to eat u eventually die. Silly me.
Can you LEND me 10K?

Drop your aza

I don't have a favorite philosopher,. My greatest philosopher is my conciousnes, my life experience, my mistakes, my daily struggling.... And my ability to use wisdom to make the right decisions ....

Na so I follow one philosopher saying " love and kindness endureth all things..." To some extent it is true. Not till I enter, akoba ada ba.
Not every logical saying is true if you follow the words on the surface...
Sometime wisdom and self awareness need to be applied...

Interesting question. I am going to interpret that as meaning the philosopher who I enjoy reading about the most, not the philosopher whose ideas I actually agree with. I like Diogenes the Cynic. It’s not that I subscribe to his philosophy, I’m more of a Platonist or an Aristotelian. However, Diogenes is the most colorful, unusual, and damn funny philosopher among those who ever lived.

Let me give you some examples that show why I admire Diogenes.

Plato’s Man
He lived at the same time as the famous philosopher Plato, who he spent a lot of his life ridiculing. The most famous case of this was while Plato was attempting to define a man, he came up with the definition that a man was a featherless-biped. On hearing this, Diogenes found a chicken, plucked out all its feathers and then ran into Plato’s school holding it while proclaiming “Behold, Plato’s man”.

Meeting Alexander the Great
Alexander was greatly interested in philosophy and was a great fan of Diogenes. Upon visiting Diogenes, he was excited to see him and asked if there was any favour at all that Diogenes asked of him. In response, Diogenes, when offered a favour from among the most powerful men alive, replied:

"Yes, step away. You’re blocking my sunlight."

Impressed by this Alexander famously said:

"If I were not Alexander, then I should wish to be Diogenes."

To which Diogenes responded:

"If I were not Diogenes, I too would wish to be Diogenes,”

Living Conditions
Diogenes spent many years living in a ceramic vase on the streets (entirely by choice) possessing nought but some clothes and one wooden bowl. He reportedly then broke this bowl upon seeing a servant boy drink from his hands proclaiming:

"Fool that I am, to have been carrying superfluous baggage all this time!”

Henceforth he drank from his hands.

Searching for an Honest Man
He would also on regular occasion walk around in broad daylight carrying a lamp and go around looking through crowds and when asked what he was doing, he would proclaim that he was looking for an honest man but unfortunately could not find one.


Public Indecency
Many complained about his actions as he was frequently known to:

—Eat in the marketplace

—Defecate in the theatre

—Urinate on people who insulted him

—Masturbate in public

A story upon similar lines states that, when someone took him into a magnificent house and warned him not to spit on anything, he promptly spat straight into the man’s face claiming he could see nowhere else to spit.

Burial
When asked how he wanted his remains to be treated after death he requested that he be thrown over the city walls as long as he was given a stick with which to fend off animals. When it was pointed out that he would not be able to use this seeing as he would be… well, dead, he responded by asking why then he should care what happens to him as he would already be dead.

Although he certainly wasn’t as influential as many other philosophers and never wrote any books or taught classes, there are no other philosophers as entertaining to read about.

Meedon:


Drop your aza

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icebot:
My favourite philosopher is Friedrich Nietzsche. I first encountered his work 15 years ago while reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene. In the introductory chapter, Greene quotes Nietzsche: "The value of a thing sometimes does not lie in that which one attains by it, but in what one pays for it." This quote struck me as incredibly deep.
Nietzsche's writings are not just analytical and sharp, but also poetic and artistic. As I read his books, I often found myself in awe, wondering how someone could think, see, and write with such profound insight.
One of Nietzsche's famous statements is, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a whole book." While some might consider this claim egotistical, I believe it accurately reflects his remarkable ability to distill complex ideas into concise, powerful statements. His thought process is truly extraordinary.

Irony of that 48 laws of power is that Robert Greene himself is a most pathetic, powerless-looking man

Meedon:
My favorite philosopher is Diogenes of Greece

SpyMaster1:
Let me give you some examples that show why I admire Diogenes.

Two for Diogenes

Emil cioran..
Friedrich neiztche..
Arthur schopenhaeur..
Jp Satre..

And all other nihilist/ existentialist😹

Achille Mbembe;He is a Cameroonian Philosopher and Political Theorist.

His works generally discuss how specific groups of humans in every society/community simply exist inorder to serve other groups of humans in the said society/community.

Albert camus

SpyMaster1:
Let me give you some examples that show why I admire Diogenes.

Plato’s Man
He lived at the same time as the famous philosopher Plato, who he spent a lot of his life ridiculing. The most famous case of this was while Plato was attempting to define a man, he came up with the definition that a man was a featherless-biped. On hearing this, Diogenes found a chicken, plucked out all its feathers and then ran into Plato’s school holding it while proclaiming “Behold, Plato’s man”.

Meeting Alexander the Great
Alexander was greatly interested in philosophy and was a great fan of Diogenes. Upon visiting Diogenes, he was excited to see him and asked if there was any favour at all that Diogenes asked of him. In response, Diogenes, when offered a favour from among the most powerful men alive, replied:

"Yes, step away. You’re blocking my sunlight."

Impressed by this Alexander famously said:

"If I were not Alexander, then I should wish to be Diogenes."

To which Diogenes responded:

"If I were not Diogenes, I too would wish to be Diogenes,”

Living Conditions
Diogenes spent many years living in a ceramic vase on the streets (entirely by choice) possessing nought but some clothes and one wooden bowl. He reportedly then broke this bowl upon seeing a servant boy drink from his hands proclaiming:

"Fool that I am, to have been carrying superfluous baggage all this time!”

Henceforth he drank from his hands.

Searching for an Honest Man
He would also on regular occasion walk around in broad daylight carrying a lamp and go around looking through crowds and when asked what he was doing, he would proclaim that he was looking for an honest man but unfortunately could not find one.


Public Indecency
Many complained about his actions as he was frequently known to:

—Eat in the marketplace

—Defecate in the theatre

—Urinate on people who insulted him

—Masturbate in public

A story upon similar lines states that, when someone took him into a magnificent house and warned him not to spit on anything, he promptly spat straight into the man’s face claiming he could see nowhere else to spit.

Burial
When asked how he wanted his remains to be treated after death he requested that he be thrown over the city walls as long as he was given a stick with which to fend off animals. When it was pointed out that he would not be able to use this seeing as he would be… well, dead, he responded by asking why then he should care what happens to him as he would already be dead.

Although he certainly wasn’t as influential as many other philosophers and never wrote any books or taught classes, there are no other philosophers as entertaining to read about.

SpyMaster1:
Let me give you some examples that show why I admire Diogenes.

Plato’s Man
He lived at the same time as the famous philosopher Plato, who he spent a lot of his life ridiculing. The most famous case of this was while Plato was attempting to define a man, he came up with the definition that a man was a featherless-biped. On hearing this, Diogenes found a chicken, plucked out all its feathers and then ran into Plato’s school holding it while proclaiming “Behold, Plato’s man”.

Meeting Alexander the Great
Alexander was greatly interested in philosophy and was a great fan of Diogenes. Upon visiting Diogenes, he was excited to see him and asked if there was any favour at all that Diogenes asked of him. In response, Diogenes, when offered a favour from among the most powerful men alive, replied:

"Yes, step away. You’re blocking my sunlight."

Impressed by this Alexander famously said:

"If I were not Alexander, then I should wish to be Diogenes."

To which Diogenes responded:

"If I were not Diogenes, I too would wish to be Diogenes,”

Living Conditions
Diogenes spent many years living in a ceramic vase on the streets (entirely by choice) possessing nought but some clothes and one wooden bowl. He reportedly then broke this bowl upon seeing a servant boy drink from his hands proclaiming:

"Fool that I am, to have been carrying superfluous baggage all this time!”

Henceforth he drank from his hands.

Searching for an Honest Man
He would also on regular occasion walk around in broad daylight carrying a lamp and go around looking through crowds and when asked what he was doing, he would proclaim that he was looking for an honest man but unfortunately could not find one.


Public Indecency
Many complained about his actions as he was frequently known to:

—Eat in the marketplace

—Defecate in the theatre

—Urinate on people who insulted him

—Masturbate in public

A story upon similar lines states that, when someone took him into a magnificent house and warned him not to spit on anything, he promptly spat straight into the man’s face claiming he could see nowhere else to spit.

Burial
When asked how he wanted his remains to be treated after death he requested that he be thrown over the city walls as long as he was given a stick with which to fend off animals. When it was pointed out that he would not be able to use this seeing as he would be… well, dead, he responded by asking why then he should care what happens to him as he would already be dead.

Although he certainly wasn’t as influential as many other philosophers and never wrote any books or taught classes, there are no other philosophers as entertaining to read about.

This was Capt Jack Sparrow in movie. They actually mimicked this man

icebot:
My favourite philosopher is Friedrich Nietzsche. I first encountered his work 15 years ago while reading "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene. In the introductory chapter, Greene quotes Nietzsche: "The value of a thing sometimes does not lie in that which one attains by it, but in what one pays for it." This quote struck me as incredibly deep.
Nietzsche's writings are not just analytical and sharp, but also poetic and artistic. As I read his books, I often found myself in awe, wondering how someone could think, see, and write with such profound insight.
One of Nietzsche's famous statements is, "It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a whole book." While some might consider this claim egotistical, I believe it accurately reflects his remarkable ability to distill complex ideas into concise, powerful statements. His thought process is truly extraordinary.

I opened this thread to write Nietzsche, and go back.

My favourite philosopher of all time will always be MARCUS AURELIUS; he was an embodiment of STOICISM.

An EMPEROR, AVID READER, LOGICAL THINKER & A PRACTITIONER OF STOICISM. Marcus Aurelius will definitely command anyone's respect. I love reading his books; his practicality never ceases to amaze me.

My favourite quote of his; "There are no ABSOLUTE TRUTHS or FALSEHOODS. Just PERCEPTIONS".

Pls who is the admin here, and can he/she take this discussion to front page so we can hear other interesting opinions

My favorite philosopher is Confucius....

Why is nobody picking Ogun Amadioa or osun as their philosopher

Is it that our own ancestors are not philosophical?

Onebabe:
Why is nobody picking Ogun Amadioa or osun as their philosopher

You are free to pick them na

what does it mean?

Tsarbomba:
I know the economy is bad but worrying and thinking about it consistently can adversely affect your mental health (by worsening anxiety and depression), it can also affect your physical health (by raising blood pressure and making it more difficult to recover from illness). These are just a few examples of how mindset and health are connected.

can u help me wit 1k pls

HellVictorinho8:
what does it mean?

You don't know who a philosopher is?

karl marx, primarily due to his view on religion and capitalism. Also plato, I love his allegory of the cave which is about two radically different states of consciousness and awareness, or two radically different life perspectives.

SpyMaster1:
Let me give you some examples that show why I admire Diogenes.

Plato’s Man
He lived at the same time as the famous philosopher Plato, who he spent a lot of his life ridiculing. The most famous case of this was while Plato was attempting to define a man, he came up with the definition that a man was a featherless-biped. On hearing this, Diogenes found a chicken, plucked out all its feathers and then ran into Plato’s school holding it while proclaiming “Behold, Plato’s man”.

Meeting Alexander the Great
Alexander was greatly interested in philosophy and was a great fan of Diogenes. Upon visiting Diogenes, he was excited to see him and asked if there was any favour at all that Diogenes asked of him. In response, Diogenes, when offered a favour from among the most powerful men alive, replied:

"Yes, step away. You’re blocking my sunlight."

Impressed by this Alexander famously said:

"If I were not Alexander, then I should wish to be Diogenes."

To which Diogenes responded:

"If I were not Diogenes, I too would wish to be Diogenes,”

Living Conditions
Diogenes spent many years living in a ceramic vase on the streets (entirely by choice) possessing nought but some clothes and one wooden bowl. He reportedly then broke this bowl upon seeing a servant boy drink from his hands proclaiming:

"Fool that I am, to have been carrying superfluous baggage all this time!”

Henceforth he drank from his hands.

Searching for an Honest Man
He would also on regular occasion walk around in broad daylight carrying a lamp and go around looking through crowds and when asked what he was doing, he would proclaim that he was looking for an honest man but unfortunately could not find one.


Public Indecency
Many complained about his actions as he was frequently known to:

—Eat in the marketplace

—Defecate in the theatre

—Urinate on people who insulted him

—Masturbate in public

A story upon similar lines states that, when someone took him into a magnificent house and warned him not to spit on anything, he promptly spat straight into the man’s face claiming he could see nowhere else to spit.

Burial
When asked how he wanted his remains to be treated after death he requested that he be thrown over the city walls as long as he was given a stick with which to fend off animals. When it was pointed out that he would not be able to use this seeing as he would be… well, dead, he responded by asking why then he should care what happens to him as he would already be dead.

Although he certainly wasn’t as influential as many other philosophers and never wrote any books or taught classes, there are no other philosophers as entertaining to read about.

He was a mad man

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