Surely Marx? Communist Ideals will probably live on in some obscure parts of the world (or even in first world countries if major disasters cause them to manifest) for a very long time - the ideal is just too appealing for the masses.
I'd recommend Hobbes or Rousseau, and also Marx (for influence) and maybe Adam Smith too (Free Market theory).
Personally, I don't consider Plato to be worthy of a placement, as much as say, Kant or Descartes. Philisophically, I'd also like to see Russell/Wittgenstein included (and maybe Nietzche), and scientifically perhaps Gödel.
Is this influence, or importance within academia? Also, will you extend this any further, I'd like to see your further thoughts on the topic.
Only know of Kirkegaard's ideas, not any work in particular. Sartre wrote his best La Nausée which is a novel, as well as Being and Nothingness which is brilliant. He also had an amazing play called No Exit which is really brilliant, and contains his epic quote, 'Hell is other people'.
Wow this list is really back-dated; I should update it.
Like Nietzche? Philisophically or lyrically?
Kirkegaard and Sartre are both existential/nihilist philosophers who have written some great material.
Stylistically, Schopenhauer (who was also a kind of proto Nietzche in many ways) is very similar. Voltaire is very witty in his writings, and is equally fun to read.
I'm tempted to put on ...And Justice For All and/or Kill Em All on here, any thoughts?
Yay!
Umm...The Rolling Stones?
One Conclusion: Frank Zappa is (was) God.
and Leibniz? He was pretty recent and dived into a ridiculous amount of areas.
Two other very influential thinkers that come to mind are Pythagoras and Leibniz...
*The Feeling Begins, there's no and at the beginning.
Nice list though, dunno about Enya...
Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol. 2
Elegi - Varde
These are both great ambient albums for 2009, and Varde is probably 7.5. Tim Hecker's new album is good too...
Surely Marx? Communist Ideals will probably live on in some obscure parts of the world (or even in first world countries if major disasters cause them to manifest) for a very long time - the ideal is just too appealing for the masses.
Update: I now like Sartre :)
I'd recommend Hobbes or Rousseau, and also Marx (for influence) and maybe Adam Smith too (Free Market theory).
Personally, I don't consider Plato to be worthy of a placement, as much as say, Kant or Descartes. Philisophically, I'd also like to see Russell/Wittgenstein included (and maybe Nietzche), and scientifically perhaps Gödel.
Is this influence, or importance within academia? Also, will you extend this any further, I'd like to see your further thoughts on the topic.
So funny in fact was that scene with De Niro I may have played it back again two more times...
ok three more times...
ok, five more times and the last was in slow mo.
The single reason that movie rocks is De Niro/Jackson =D
No.
Only know of Kirkegaard's ideas, not any work in particular. Sartre wrote his best La Nausée which is a novel, as well as Being and Nothingness which is brilliant. He also had an amazing play called No Exit which is really brilliant, and contains his epic quote, 'Hell is other people'.
Wow this list is really back-dated; I should update it.
Like Nietzche? Philisophically or lyrically?
Kirkegaard and Sartre are both existential/nihilist philosophers who have written some great material.
Stylistically, Schopenhauer (who was also a kind of proto Nietzche in many ways) is very similar. Voltaire is very witty in his writings, and is equally fun to read.
Any good?