Is there a case to be made that some philosophers' work is painted by their mental illness? For example, do you believe that Kierkegaard's philosophy is a result of depression?

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Anonymous Sun Feb 11 23:34:38 2018 No.10681887 [Reply] [Original]

Is there a case to be made that some philosophers' work is painted by their mental illness?
For example, do you believe that Kierkegaard's philosophy is a result of depression?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 11 23:36:17 2018 No.10681895 >>10681887 Depression is not a mental illness for God's sake. Of course a person's state is going to affect their behaviour.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 07:07:49 2018 No.10683260 >>10681887 His depression was a result of philosophy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 07:15:10 2018 No.10683280 what a pointless way of considering things. that just shows how limited those categories are to judge the experience that is being manifested in his writings. you are like a meteorologist trying to understand a poem that uses rain as an image.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 07:16:17 2018 No.10683281 Is that any way to go about seriously engaging with these thinkers and their arguments? Fucking idiot

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 07:22:50 2018 No.10683299 >>10683280 >>10683281 >mad kierkefaags

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 08:24:12 2018 No.10683509 >>10683281 Why do you take such issue with this? Obviously a thinker's mental state will affect their thought, as >>10681895 already said

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 12 09:43:34 2018 No.10683789 >>10681887 That is a shallow reading of his works. Try again

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