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[Anonymous No.15352569]

Are there any philosophers with works on a similar topic to this quote from John Williams' Augustus?

I detect the odor of a moralist. And it seems to me that the moralist is the most useless and contemptible of creatures. He is useless in that he would expend his energies upon making judgments rather than gaining knowledge, for the reason that judgment is easy and knowledge is difficult. He is contemptible in that his judgments reflect a vision of himself which in his ignorance and pride he would impose upon the world I implore you, do not become a moralist; you will destroy your art and your mind. And it would be a heavy burden for even the deepest friendship to bear.

[Anonymous No.15352599]

I'm gay btw not sure if that matters

[Anonymous No.15352899]

>hates judgments
>makes judgment himself

[Anonymous No.15353929]

CHECK THESE NINES

[Anonymous No.15354307]

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>only a sith deals in absolutes
t. Obi Wan Kenobi - Jedi master and an esteemed member of Jedi council

[Anonymous No.15354359]

Emmanuel Levinas suggests that forming judgements about the world actually inhibits us from developing an accurate metaphysics of the world. The unlimited responsibility of understanding the world requires us to suspend our judgements and instead pursue deeper understanding. I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but it came to mind for me. It's an excruciatingly difficult read, but deeply insightful.

[Anonymous No.15354407]

Come to think of it, Sextus Empiricus' outlines of scepticism seems applicable as well - and probably more in line with the quote you're interested in. He has a famous argument often adopted by the Stoics as well, that to judge anything as good or bad is essentially irrelevant. Also just go ahead and read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

[Anonymous No.15354485]

I detect the odor of a fag...

[Anonymous No.15354709]

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