01-19-2011, 05:04 PM
inquiring mind want to know
im guessing popper?
im guessing popper?
who is greatest philosopher of 20th century?
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01-19-2011, 05:04 PM
inquiring mind want to know
im guessing popper?
01-19-2011, 05:56 PM
i just dont want to waste my time reading thelosers. i only read the very best
01-19-2011, 06:38 PM
I'd go with Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange; he was a Thomist. Some of his works are available in English; of note, there's his Reality: A Synthesis of Thomistic Thought.
01-19-2011, 06:45 PM
His Eminence Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph, Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines wrote extensively on Thomism. A good read and some of it is online.
01-19-2011, 07:12 PM
(01-19-2011, 06:45 PM)jovan66102 Wrote: His Eminence Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph, Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines wrote extensively on Thomism. A good read and some of it is online. never heard of him. read an intersting tidbit on wikipedi: "Mercier was the nephew of Reverend Adrien Croquet. In the 1860s Rev. Croquet (renamed Crockett) became a missionary to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in Oregon. In the 1870s, a cousin to Mercier, Joseph Mercier, joined his uncle Rev. Croquet in Oregon and married into a Native American tribe. Today, there are several thousand descendants of Joseph as members of the tribe.[1]"
01-19-2011, 07:13 PM
(01-19-2011, 06:38 PM)SouthpawLink Wrote: I'd go with Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange; he was a Thomist. Some of his works are available in English; of note, there's his Reality: A Synthesis of Thomistic Thought. ive heard of him. i suppose i was expecting non-catholic philosphers but i dont know why. who the best non-catholic philosphers of 20th century?
01-19-2011, 08:59 PM
It depends on what you mean by "greatest." Heidegger or Wittgenstein would probably be the most common answers. However, you should probably read a lot of earlier philosophy before attempting them.
01-19-2011, 09:43 PM
01-19-2011, 09:45 PM
(01-19-2011, 07:13 PM)icecream Wrote:(01-19-2011, 06:38 PM)SouthpawLink Wrote: I'd go with Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange; he was a Thomist. Some of his works are available in English; of note, there's his Reality: A Synthesis of Thomistic Thought. I'd agree with this, but I would say that he is more correctly labelled a theologians.
01-19-2011, 09:55 PM
(01-19-2011, 09:43 PM)icecream Wrote:The greatest philosopher doesn't necessarily have to be the best philosopher. "Great" might just mean that he has had the greatest influence on the course of philosophy, either by attacking a previous school of thought or by starting a new school or method of philosophy.(01-19-2011, 08:59 PM)Crusading Philologist Wrote: It depends on what you mean by "greatest." Heidegger or Wittgenstein would probably be the most common answers. However, you should probably read a lot of earlier philosophy before attempting them. |
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