The history of philosophy in 100 haiku

[Nearly Sane]

Sounds fun, and interesting.


https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/book-reviews/2015/0316/687464-the-history-of-western-philosophy-in-100-haiku/

[SteveH]

There are more things in
heaven and earth than are dreamt
in philosophy.
Shakespeare.

Thomas Aquinas'
first cause argument for God
contradicts itself.

Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote
'Existentialism is
a humanism'.

Pascal's wager is
a disgraceful reason for
believing in God.

[Nearly Sane]

Applause

[SteveH]

Bow.

[Dicky Underpants]

Sounds fun, and interesting.


https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/book-reviews/2015/0316/687464-the-history-of-western-philosophy-in-100-haiku/

"To say that Major Andre was hanged is clear and definite; to say that he was killed is less definite, because you do not know in what way he was killed; to say that he died is still more indefinite because you do not even know whether his death was due to violence or to natural causes....
Shaw and [Carlisle?] would say he was hanged.
Kant would say that his mortal existence achieved its termination. Hegel would say that 'a finite determination of infinity had been further determined by its own negation'.*"


Brand Blanshard

*And that is definitely not a haiku

[Dicky Underpants]

There are more things in
heaven and earth than are dreamt
in philosophy.
Shakespeare.

Thomas Aquinas'
first cause argument for God
contradicts itself.

Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote
'Existentialism is
a humanism'.

Pascal's wager is
a disgraceful reason for
believing in God.

I like the last three. I don't like the first, because it was quoted ad nauseam by one BashfulAnthony, most likely because it was the only Shakespeare quote he knew, and thought it was a sufficient put-down for atheists.

Sartre also thought existentialism could be married to marxism. Not a union made in heaven - in fact, cobblers.

[Dicky Underpants]

Sounds fun, and interesting.


https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/book-reviews/2015/0316/687464-the-history-of-western-philosophy-in-100-haiku/

John Stuart Mill just before his nervous breakdown:

"I've just about reached breaking point!" he snapped.