Who was the most radical philosopher?

Immanuel Kant Kant was one of the most brilliant human beings of all time. His ideas have influenced nearly all subsequent philosophy and are also influential in science.

Who was the crazy philosopher?

Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar, or pithos, in the marketplace. He became notorious for his philosophical stunts, such as carrying a lamp during the day, claiming to be looking for a man (often rendered in English as “looking for an honest man”).

Who did Socrates question?

In order to test the oracle, or to prove it wrong, Socrates sought out and questioned Athenian men who were highly esteemed for wisdom. First, he interrogated the politicians, then the poets, and then the skilled craftsmen.

What are some of the worst philosophers in history?

They hardly scratch the surface of bad philosophy. The worst philosopher in history is undoubtedly the second century Indian philosopher Nāgārjuna. He utterly confused metaphysics and epistemology and thus produced nonsense philosophy which subsequently became very popular with a certain type of nerd.

What makes a great philosopher?

The philosopher who thinks their philosophy wholly original is usually being dishonest and is almost certainly wrong. However, a great philosopher’s ideas must be highly original nevertheless; developing and expanding on existing ideas in a decidedly innovative and momentous way.

Do you consider a philosopher to be brilliant or CRAP?

A philosopher I Think of as brilliant you may think of as crap. It also depends on how you define philosopher, in a certain light an evil, sick bastard like Joseph Mengle could be viewed as a major philosopher, he certainly had a philosophy. Or Pol Pot, or Joseph Stalin, or Karl Marx, Adolf Hitler, etc.

Can a philosopher ever be original?

Most philosophers will never be as original as, say, René Descartes; but the philosopher whose ideas consist wholly of a hotchpotch of other peoples’ – or, worse, are derived from just one thinker – is a bad one.