The academic equivalent of a guru.
A guru scams you by feeding you metaphysical horse crap and all he wants in exchange is for you to give up all of your worldy possessions and follow him but since you'll be giving up all of your worldy possessions,why not sell them and give the proceeds to the guru?
Whereas a philosopher is pretty much in the exact same business except the scam is to sell books.
A guru scams you by feeding you metaphysical horse crap and all he wants in exchange is for you to give up all of your worldy possessions and follow him but since you'll be giving up all of your worldy possessions,why not sell them and give the proceeds to the guru?
Whereas a philosopher is pretty much in the exact same business except the scam is to sell books.
by eat fuckin shit and die you friggin nerds o_O April 17, 2005
Someone who makes a living out of thinking. What they essentially do is create "constructs" and boundaries for what can and cannot be thought or what is or what is not acceptable behaviour.
Their job is to make a construct that is acceptable to the largest number of people so that we don't go nuts killing each other.
That's the BEST they can do. And usually they suck at it because there's always a good deal of people smart enough not to fall for that bullshit.
It's arguable that if there were no philosophers to conjure up bullshit "social contracts," we'd all learn to get along fairly peacefully anyhow. In reality no rules for life do exist and we all get along pretty fucking well.
So essentially they are a bunch of (usually old) wankers blowing wind up each other's asses.
Their job is to make a construct that is acceptable to the largest number of people so that we don't go nuts killing each other.
That's the BEST they can do. And usually they suck at it because there's always a good deal of people smart enough not to fall for that bullshit.
It's arguable that if there were no philosophers to conjure up bullshit "social contracts," we'd all learn to get along fairly peacefully anyhow. In reality no rules for life do exist and we all get along pretty fucking well.
So essentially they are a bunch of (usually old) wankers blowing wind up each other's asses.
David Hume, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and a medley of other asshats can be considered "Philosophers".
by Aihkeem Dawnerface March 22, 2009
A study of though of which there are 2 Arch Types,
Realist Philosophers: Asks not why, but how
Bull****er philosopher: Spends all day asking.....whyyyyyyy?
There may exist a counter balance of the 2 but these findings are inconclusive.
Realist Philosophers: Asks not why, but how
Bull****er philosopher: Spends all day asking.....whyyyyyyy?
There may exist a counter balance of the 2 but these findings are inconclusive.
by Some guy named Dalsus October 8, 2006
1. In ancient Greece, it refers to one who attends symposiums, in the guise of thinking, to drink with friends, speak of pederasty, and generally makes a fool of himself.
In Plato's symposium, it was less of a scholarly discussion, and more of a drinking party where they talked about pederasty.
or
As far as philosophers go, Socrates was a drunk old pederast.
or
As far as philosophers go, Socrates was a drunk old pederast.
by Bega October 27, 2005
An individual who does not allow emotions to over take facts, while at the same time not allowing facts to minimize how someone else feels. They are open to discussions, ideas and conversations; and view debates as useful friction. All facets of life are contextual, however, with classic modes of being, trends and stories that can be used as sign posts or guidance (See pragmatism, and stoicism).
James never lost his temper when someone shared a differing opinion from his own. After all he was a philosophical moderate and relished diverse thoughts.
by ModernMichael June 12, 2020
A Tumblr user who often reblogs or creates posts or pictures which they think are 'deep'. These people often search for more and more followers through promos, or posts constantly in the Facebook 'Tumblr' group.
John: He thinks he's so deep with those quotes about life on his Tumblr.
Jack: I know, what a Tumblr philosopher.
Jack: I know, what a Tumblr philosopher.
by The Great DV September 7, 2011
by TripleWest September 4, 2012