Philosophy: Modern and Ancient
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icarusI've just read Aristotle and just been blown away. Absolutely brilliant. I don't agree entirely, but I'm simply amazed at his logical capacity and connection between the mundane and sacred.
Confucius was subtle and exacting. Confucianism eventually resulted in a great deal of repression, but it seems that most Confucians ignored fundamentals in order to make that so.
The Bhagavadgita, while Buddhism is virtually opposite to those views, was beautiful and breath-taking in its vast view.
Although Descartes did not succeed in his goals and reached conclusions that I would not have, his willingness to assume nothing, this hyperbolic skepticism and his thoroughness was mesmerizing.
Then I read some more modern philosophers.
I'm going to assume that process of time will cull some of these guys. *rolls eyes*
Confucius was subtle and exacting. Confucianism eventually resulted in a great deal of repression, but it seems that most Confucians ignored fundamentals in order to make that so.
The Bhagavadgita, while Buddhism is virtually opposite to those views, was beautiful and breath-taking in its vast view.
Although Descartes did not succeed in his goals and reached conclusions that I would not have, his willingness to assume nothing, this hyperbolic skepticism and his thoroughness was mesmerizing.
Then I read some more modern philosophers.
I'm going to assume that process of time will cull some of these guys. *rolls eyes*
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Date: 2004-12-12 08:18 pm (UTC)Icarus