“Duolingo for philosophy “ SHUT THE FUCK UP
Got damn it I broke my 60 day rationality streak by relying on sophistic thought to win an argument and now the owl is disappointed with me
This is the mythological version of the history of philosophy, which is two times removed from actual philosophy. Also, everyone and their mother can tell you that Thales was the father of philosophy even within the mythological telling. Even if you don't give him credit, Paremenides and Anaxagoras are still there and are literally credited in the Socratic dialogues as tremendous figures.
Fucking philistine business school pricks slept through an elective and think they should be educators on the subject.
The most important part of philosophy is knowing your philosopher trivia for the big philosophy tournament
This obsession with reading will be the fall of the terrestrial left.
Oh no I’m going to go to sleep and I’m gonna wake up to 100 comments of adhd/ableism discourse. Folks just know I take vyvanse everyday and I’ve been spending the past four hours smoking weed and watching trailer park boys I’m not trying to make anyone feel bad. love u all just thought this shit was fucking awful
i used to be able to read books but I can't anymore
That attitude will cost you rungs in the Diotima's Ladder minigame.
History
Guns, Germs and Steel
This is a book I've only ever seen historians take the piss out of.