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i finally read all of plato's dialogues. I don't know if i should read plotinus or aristotle next. hold my hands anons

>> No.12728691

>>12728685
Sextus Empiricus

>> No.12728693

>>12728685
oh yeah. uhm im interested in plotinus cause of general occult stuff. i also want to go ahead w the philosophy google doc. no im not a schizo...

>> No.12728697

>>12728691
wait woah, that guy's name has 'empiricus' in it. is he a major philosopher?

>> No.12728702

Congratulations! Which dialogues did you enjoy the most?

>> No.12728703

>>12728697
uh yeah :)

>> No.12728711

>>12728702
phaedo hit me hard in the feels. parminedes is wacky, but i like its style. republic is also an obv mention, especially later on when they talk about metaphysical stuff.

>> No.12728740

>>12728711
o yeah apology was savage and i technically read it twice

>> No.12728849

>>12728685
What do you recommend to read to understand Platonic Love?

>> No.12728912

>>12728849
Symposium and Phaedrus

>> No.12728916

Did you have fun?

>> No.12728924

>>12728685
Plotinus. Just skip Aristotle.

>>12728697
>he needs to know if an author is "major"
You will never make it.

>> No.12728931

>>12728691
you should read Hume and Nietzsche and then burn all your phil books while you still have time to recover

>> No.12729195

>>12728685
what a retarded gif. What's in the point in just capping the character's mouth flapping?

>> No.12729311

>>12728685
You may want to read the Nichomachean Ethics and the Metaphysics, but they aren’t necessary.

Plotinus is based.

>> No.12729325

>>12729311
Yes they are

>> No.12729332

>>12729325
No. Aristotle is overrated, and if you can't figure it out yourself you're just a university cuck and need to read more.

>> No.12729355

>>12729332
Aristotle overrated? Pffffft. Yeah sure bro I’m sure you’ve thought of the cyclical nature of Aristotle’s 4step metaphysical cycle.

I’m sure everything in reality is just INTUITIVE MAAAAAAN, YOU JUST GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT. DONT WORRY ABOUT STUDYING ANYTHING AT ALL MAAAAAAN. NOTHING IS OBJECTIVE

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>>12729332
>Aristotle is overrated
So it might seem to smooth-brained shallow readers. Read Boethius.

>> No.12729359

>>12729332
nigga you alright?

>> No.12729998

>>12728916
uh im a brainlet so it was p hard. stuff like cratylus though were genuinely funny

>>12728924
>You will never make it.

tthat's mean anon. i started reading all of this just so i can understand what my friend is into (he linked me cosmotechnic and space tao stuffs). bbut i guess you have a point daddy. i will read empiricus

>>12729332
idk ive seen people link stuff aristotle has said and i still see ppl say the same things

>>12728931
o god

>> No.12730100

>>12729998
>idk ive seen people link stuff aristotle has said and i still see ppl say the same things
That's because Aristotle used to say the same things people were saying.

Seriously though, Aristotle is just a fucking describer. He sees a pot and he writes "Pot is a pot". WOAAAH PURE GENIUS!!!!

Fuck his empty philosophy. Plato was the greatest.

But I know /lit/ will fight me. No surprise, this is such a dumb board.

>> No.12730168

I think Epictetus' Ethics is more similar to Plato's than Aristotle's.
Even if Aristotle was Plato's student

>> No.12730775

>>12728685
I bet you didn't.
You pussy