Who is your favorite philosopher?
By marvit79
@marvit79 (341)
Italy
20 responses
@mayankmisra (33)
• India
5 Jan 07
karl marx
his philosophy of rabid individualism has inspired many .
i find his ideas and ways of tackling situations the most apt...maybe because im a science student..i dont know.
ayn rand.
yes the author of "the fountainhead" and "atlas shrugged".
i consider her no less a philospher than any other.
she prpogates the same philosphy as of marx .
admire her.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
4 Dec 06
I agree selina. I would have to say Plato. I agree with some of the things he discusses in "The Republic" and other things I've learned about his beliefs.
@birthlady (5609)
• United States
6 Jan 07
Michel Faucault is my favorite philosopher. I completed one semester of independant studies in philosophy of Faucault ~ my special interest in Faucault is in the social construction of medicine.
@balabrahmam (1071)
• India
29 Dec 06
mu favorite is swamy vivekananda is a great philosopher in india
@pranay7 (1657)
• India
5 Dec 06
Vivekananda was a renowned thinker in his own right. One of his most important contributions was to demonstrate how Advaitin thinking is not merely philosophically far-reaching, but how it also has social, even political, consequences. One important lesson he claimed to receive from Ramakrishna was that "Jiva is Shiva " (each individual is divinity itself). This became his Mantra, and he coined the concept of daridra narayana seva - the service of God in and through (poor) human beings. If there truly is the unity of Brahman underlying all phenomena, then on what basis do we regard ourselves as better or worse, or even as better-off or worse-off, than others? - This was the question he posed to himself. Ultimately, he concluded that these distinctions fade into nothingness in the light of the oneness that the devotee experiences in Moksha. What arises then is compassion for those "individuals" who remain unaware of this oneness and a determination to help them.
@pravibabu (135)
• India
10 Dec 06
timely, situationally i consider. So far i like swami sundara chaithanyanandha.
@sunflowergirl (3064)
• United Arab Emirates
6 Dec 06
my favourite philosopher is a Pakistani philosopher named ASHFAQ AHMAD!...Ashfaq Ahmed was the most gifted philosopher, novelist, drama writer..a literary personality who exuded charm and enthralled us all by his wisdom and thoughts.