Help, Looking for "Famous" Philosophers
Philosophile
philosophy, and is now well known to the general public. For example Steve
Martin studied philosophy, and Bill Clinton studied philosophy, and they are
both now public figures. If there isn't such a list, but you know of
individuals who studied philosophy and are now well known, it would be
helpful if you relay them to me.
you can just reply to the newsgroup. Thanks!
~Wayne
matisse
Philosophile wrote:
oliver stone,
trent reznor,
robert smith ( the cure)
to name a view obscure creatures.
--
we're cryin and we're hurtin' and we're not sure why... it's almost ..it's
almost as if if you could only crack the code then you'd finally understand what
this all means but if you could...do you think you would trade in all the pain
and suffering?
Sid Arthur
>individuals who studied philosophy and are now well known, it would be
>helpful if you relay them to me.
>you can just reply to the newsgroup. Thanks!
>~Wayne
I think Pat Buchannan took philosophy at Georgetown.
"Sid"
matisse
WinnerEJ wrote:
> I don't know as I trust "famous" people who studied philosophy...
<laughter> so true, so true.
> Woodrow
> Wilson and lenin both studied philosophy, look at the mess they made... Hitler
> kept a copy of Schopenhauer's World as Will and Idea by his bedside all of his
> adult life - did that help? Sidartur in a post here noted Pat buchanan had
> studied philosophy, well there you go.
> It was in a text
> I can't recall the title to
> that Aristotle said that the study of philosophy will not make one wise.
> Only to-philosophize - to wonder, to dream, to hope, to "figure out", to
> enmesh with the universe and yet remain contemplative of it, only the joy of
> asking unaskable questions leads .. well, along the path where it will go
> (avoid philosophy courses in school, most are taught by yokels with a comment
> on "if P then Q" published in some stupid logic journal...)
i hate philosophy courses. what pisses me off more, though, is how even supposed
"continental" professors talk in if P then Q. i was so looking forward to this
Nietzsche and Scheler seminar a few semester back, and i had to drop because the
Prof wouldn't entertain a "negative" reading of N. i love philosophy professors!
> Real study, real
> reading real think, is letting one'sself go along the path of thought(s)...no
> matter where they lead...
> (by the way, I'm glad Matisse still has her sense of humor, answering a post
> like this...
yes well, to paraphrase Nietzsche, the greatest "sin" against life was that against
laughter.
> I'm still working on Lyotard again,... I've been so busy my hours
> have hours within them, each needing its own undivided attention... the "real
> world" indeed - hah! - ej
whatcha reading? got to -the hypen- yet? if not, what have you been reading?
now lyotard's a famous "philosopher" that i can truly respect.
cheers,
j.
WinnerEJ
Wilson and lenin both studied philosophy, look at the mess they made... Hitler
kept a copy of Schopenhauer's World as Will and Idea by his bedside all of his
adult life - did that help? Sidartur in a post here noted Pat buchanan had
studied philosophy, well there you go.
It was in a text
I can't recall the title to
that Aristotle said that the study of philosophy will not make one wise.
Only to-philosophize - to wonder, to dream, to hope, to "figure out", to
enmesh with the universe and yet remain contemplative of it, only the joy of
asking unaskable questions leads .. well, along the path where it will go
(avoid philosophy courses in school, most are taught by yokels with a comment
reading real think, is letting one'sself go along the path of thought(s)...no
matter where they lead...
(by the way, I'm glad Matisse still has her sense of humor, answering a post