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    Top 10 Philosophers

    10 Hume, 9 Sartre, 8 Locke, 7 Rousseau, 6 Socrates, 5Confucius, 4 Descartes, 3 Nietzsche, 2 Plato, 1 Spinoza

    Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler

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    Cant argue with that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Cant argue with that!
    You could, but what would be the point, life is so much more than arguing. lol
    There is no God but Resister and Refugee is his messenger’.

    Book of Democrat Things, Chapter 1:1






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    Chris, you forgot Edmond Burke! He's your sig line!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Chris, you forgot Edmond Burke! He's your sig line!
    He was a minor philospher, a major influence on conservatism.
    Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    10 Hume, 9 Sartre, 8 Locke, 7 Rousseau, 6 Socrates, 5Confucius, 4 Descartes, 3 Nietzsche, 2 Plato, 1 Spinoza

    Top 10 based on what metric? Influence?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Devil'sAdvocate View Post
    Top 10 based on what metric? Influence?
    Listen to the video, reasons are given. I may have include more, though I suppose many wouldn't know Epicurus. And certainly I would order them differently.
    Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler

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