The twentieth century philosopher who has had the most impact on you

[Zugzwang]

The twentieth Century has provided us with some of the greatest minds in the history of philosophy, but whose philosophy has had the most impact on you.

Personally I would say it has to Wittgenstein, few have lived and thought with as much passion and intellectual integrity. While his philosophy is to put it simply put fascinating.

[Sama'el]

Murray Bookchin, hands down.

My own understanding of natural sciences, dialectics and ecology came pretty much directly from his philosophy of social ecology. His theory of history, likewise, has deeply informed my own understanding of both the past and present.

[Danny Lilithborne]

Billy Corgan.

[Shinobi Mugen]

Samuel L Jackson.

[Al-Yasa]

yoda

I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah
Y-O-D-A, Yoda
He said, "stay away from the darker side
And if you start to go astray, let the Force be your guide"

[impersonal]

That would be Husserl and then funk's MacIntyre, but I know nearly nothing of 20th century philosophy.

If I was to include non-philosophers in that least I would have to add quite a few close friends and my family, but that's not the point of this thread so it would be about as stupid as citing star wars characters of pop singers.

[vivEnergy]

noam Chomsky

or

George Carlin

[kingcools]

Peter Singer i guess

[Danny Lilithborne]

If I was to include non-philosophers in that least I would have to add quite a few close friends and my family, but that's not the point of this thread so it would be about as stupid as citing star wars characters of pop singers.
Yeah, because you're not a philosopher until some college dropout name drops you.

Get over yourself.

[impersonal]

Yeah, because you're not a philosopher until some college dropout name drops you.

Get over yourself.

The thread title isn't "the twentieth century person who has had the most impact on you". Billy Corgan isn't a philosopher, at best he's a spirituality-inclined Christian rock star. Sure, you could call him a philosopher as far as he's got some thoughts of his own. But clearly he isn't someone who put a lot of effort at thinking and diffusing his thought; otherwise he'd be writing philosophy books.

Same goes for Yoda.

I assume that this thread's author, since he picked Wittgenstein and said he wanted to know about people's favourite philosopher, was referring to academic philosophy rather than pop stars, politicians, imaginary characters and satanists. I think that's a reasonable assumption, what do you think ?

[Danny Lilithborne]

I think that's a reasonable assumption, what do you think ?
I think that when you make assumptions, you make an ass out of u and mption.

[Zugzwang]

The thread title isn't "the twentieth century person who has had the most impact on you". Billy Corgan isn't a philosopher, at best he's a spirituality-inclined Christian rock star. Sure, you could call him a philosopher as far as he's got some thoughts of his own. But clearly he isn't someone who put a lot of effort at thinking and diffusing his thought; otherwise he'd be writing philosophy books.

Same goes for Yoda.

I assume that this thread's author, since he picked Wittgenstein and said he wanted to know about people's favourite philosopher, was referring to academic philosophy rather than pop stars, politicians, imaginary characters and satanists. I think that's a reasonable assumption, what do you think ?

Yeah, I was hoping for a more academic philosophers(ex:Derrida, foucault, Sartre). So I was originally going to have a poll, but then I realized the line of what is and is not philosophy has blurred so much that I couldn't decide who to put and who to not put.

ex:Hannah Arendt is considered a philosopher even though she rejected the title so is it fair to use her.

Albert Camus is considered a writer in France so if I was to put him I would have to conceded Ayn Rand. But if I do that then wouldn't I have to put writers with philosophical themes like Dostoevsky, and Kafka?

What about semiologist's like Roland Barthes or critical theorists(I would say definitely yes, but others might not)?

That is why I kept the question open, so that people could not only talk about what philosopher has influenced them but what does being a philosopher even mean.

[The Philosopher]

@zugzwane

I must say wittgenstein was insane. I read a book about Bertrand Russel and it mentions ludwig several times and alludes to his bloodthirsty passion.

Many debate whether Ayn Rand is a philosopher, but I think she is. She explains her ideas how knowledge is assimilated and how a consciousness integrates information.

I think that she has had the most effect on me by miles. I always had instinctual or intuitive ideas about certain things and I had never quite found them mirrored anywhere else quite as verbatim as in her literature. I dont agree with her 100% but around 80%, by far the most though.

[Attor]

A. J. Ayer.

And yeah, Wittgenstein had a tempter.

Oh shit, and Peter Singer.

[Shinobi Mugen]

Also Snoop Dog.

[Fuzzly]

Religion is philosophy. There's no reason I see as to why we give people philosophy degrees anymore. People put too much trust into what they don't understand and end up following crazy people for no reason. Ayn Rand had her own cult, and her philosophy was based on individualism!

Anyone can be a philosopher. There are no requirements, you don't even have to be right.

[L. Lawliet]

Wittgenstein! I love you!

I'm also a big fan of Robert Anton Wilson, although he's not really one of the serious philosophers' pantheon.

[Diceman]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01250/eric-cantona-460_1250254c.jpg

[The Pink Ninja]

Terry Pratchett

[1mmortal 1tachi]

Homer Simpson.

All "twentieth century philosophers" are over-rated n00bs.

[Onomatopoeia]

Deadpool. 10char

[Phoebus]

Most philodophers of this century seem to be to preoccupied with only one aspect of philosophy. The love of wisdom does not only need much thought and introspection but also application and action. A good philosopher should also be a good and efficient politician but so far I do not see any twentieth century philosopher that would fit my criteria.

That being said:

Kane


http://forums.narutofan.com/picture.php?albumid=2439&pictureid=24572

[Detonator_Fan]

J. L. Mackie

[izzyisozaki]

Religion is philosophy.

wat.

Religion is a sui generis.

Anyway, topic. Probably Mircea Eliade, though he's not exactly a philosopher in a strict sense.

[RAGING BONER]

no mention J. Krishnamurti?

...you barbarians fail from the primordial level :pek