[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/lit/ - Literature

View post   
File: 56 KB, 1200x450, RomeGreece.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
22638840 No.22638840 [Reply] [Original]

Is ancient Rome & Greece philosphy the only philosphy actually worth reading ?

>> No.22638891

>>22638840
And Nietzsche.

>> No.22639052

>>22638840
Spinoza. They still haven't forgiven him. So that's a good sign

>> No.22639063

>>22638840
no.

>> No.22639069

>>22638840
Pretty much. Greem philosophy will give you pretty much all the foundation you need in order to think for yourself and find your own answers.
Almost all philosophers since have one or two good insights but are just really trying hard to come up with something profound.
Sometimes theres some standouts like Kierkegaard who focus on niche topics and make grest insights on them instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.

>> No.22639082

Yeah philosophy's really about trying to limit the world to well fortified positions you can throw rocks at the heathens from.

>> No.22639084

The only philosophy you need is to touch grass. Everything else is redundant.

>> No.22639220

>>22638840
No, but their poetry is.

>> No.22639363

>>22638840
No. Lots of philosophy is worth reading.

>> No.22639364

>>22638840
And Medieval philosophy. In modern times, philosophy morphed into economics, psychology and science-fiction.

>> No.22639394

>>22639220
Based.

>> No.22639565

>>22638840
The Roman's more or less just copy and pasted the Greek ideas. A large amount of philosophy in general copy and pasted the Greeks so that isn't a barb towards the Romans. Reading the Greeks puts you light-years ahead of anyone who skipped them in favor of modern retellings.