Since philosophy and politics go hand in hand is it worth reading old Greek and Roman philosophers?
Since philosophy and politics go hand in hand is it worth reading old Greek and Roman philosophers?
Justin Morris
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Isaiah King
No
The only philosophy you need to know is might makes right and you truly know knothing
Levi Thomas
>Roman philosophers
This exists?
Owen Nelson
Philosophy and politics have no direct relation to each other but the answer is yes anyway
Parker Ortiz
>what is The Republic
Leo Turner
Yes! Sup Forums would be a better place if we all did.
Chase Smith
kierkegaard and Camus
Julian Powell
I'm glad your american "public education" is paying off
William Ross
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Leo Howard
Never heard of this fag
Isaac Howard
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Isaiah Sanchez
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Mason Diaz
>never even heard of aurelius
lost cause wherever you come from
Camden White
He was a practitioner of stoicism. Famous because he was also an emperor.
Ian Nelson
Stoics are all you need. The rest is worthless since they already got everything correct from the workings of the universe to the proper way to live ones life.
Landon Bell
The world would be right if philosophers were kings and kings philosophers -
Its like brain cookies too me desu famalam
Asher Campbell
Seneca the Younger
Jayden Rodriguez
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Matthew Morris
Not a quote by Marcus Aurelius. Apparently it's bullshit. I made the same mistake.
Jacob Barnes
cicero?
Robert Thomas
Ehh worst case scenario someone looks it up, discovers it is wrong but finds something else they like
Alexander Thompson
False quote, Marcus was a very pious man.
Tyler Baker
It is not particularly relevant to understanding philosophy.
Philosophy before the eighteenth century is not the same thing as philosophy after the eighteenth century.
Aristotle is as important to understanding philosophy as he is to understanding biology. Which is to say that it is a fascinating look into the history of human thought.
What it isn't is relevant.
Jack Cox
Yes, start with the pre-socratics and read up to Plato. If you like it continue if not no big deal
Austin Martinez
Adam Jenkins
Plato was based. Read The Republic.
Wyatt Kelly
>The Republic: what I remember
>common property and families amongst guardian class
>eugenic breeding program among guardian class
Interesting concepts.
Oliver Butler
start with plato's republic.
Nathaniel Gray
lucretius