Ha. I remember reading one tale of how he pushed a woman down the stairs for talking too much, resulting in her death.

His dislike for woman always seemed really out-of-character to me though, considering how "progressive" he was with most of his other beliefs.

Arthur was a great man.

Quote from: Callus on July 04, 2016, 02:42:38 AM

Ha. I remember reading one tale of how he pushed a woman down the stairs for talking too much, resulting in her death.

His dislike for woman always seemed really out-of-character to me though, considering how "progressive" he was with most of his other beliefs.

LMAO

You gotta admit though, he's a fucking boss.

Considering he's one of, if not, my favourite philosopher of all time

yeah

he's a boss.

What's your favorite work of his? I have a small hard cover copy of his aphorisms next to my bed I got a couple days ago, I like his views on religion. I got "the world as will and representation" a while ago and tried to jump straight into it but the very first page is really bewildering.

Definitely "The World as Will and Representaion". Took me a few times to wrap my head around some of his ideas, but it's his best work by far. I'm actually planning to learn German so I can read it in its original language. I've heard the concepts are a bit lost in translation, which could explain why he's a little more spiritual/supernatural on the surface than he actually is (in reality, he was a vehement atheist).

If you get the chance I'd check out "The Basis of Morality", too. He wrote it as a response to a competition a local university was having IIRC, so it's not the mental trek TWAWAR is.

If you have any sympathies for the vegan crowd, he touches on it a bit in there, which is what initially drew me to him in the first place. Anti-natalism, too, but that's usually more of a turn-off for people than an attraction.