Most underrated/overrated thinkers

[mdsimpson92]

Exactly what it says on the tin.

I guess I'll start: Underrated: Alfred North Whitehead, process philosophy deserves more love.


Overrated:Hegel, half the time I think he is BSing.

[Metacrock]

Exactly what it says on the tin.

I guess I'll start: Underrated: Alfred North Whitehead, process philosophy deserves more love.


Overrated:Hegel, half the time I think he is BSing.

ahahaahah that's a good one.

underrated, Schweitzer deserves way more than he gets. he was much more than a just a guy who ran medical mission in Africa.



overrated: Hume is way over ratted.

[fleetmouse]

Slavoj Zizek is overrated but my god is he fun to listen to.

[runamokmonk]

I don't see myself being able understand all these philosophers but I find Zizek interesting and there is a very expensive book by a guy named Cameron Freeman, Post-Metaphysics and the Paradoxical Teachings of Jesus: the Structure of the Real. In his articles he refernced Zizek a lot.


http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri= ... JPhA9TGRls


I don't get this nonesense above but I like it. It does remind me of how Jesus says God leaves the flock behind to find the lost sheep.

[fleetmouse]

You know what, I'm going to take that back because when I read this thread I was thinking of overrated philosophers - as a thinker or intellectual or stand up comic gadfly Zizek is first rate - provocative and stimulating and insightful. I think he's "of his time" though and I don't know if he'll be much remembered in a few decades.

[URBILD]

Exactly what it says on the tin.

I guess I'll start: Underrated: Alfred North Whitehead, process philosophy deserves more love.


Overrated:Hegel, half the time I think he is BSing.

Thumbs up!

[mdsimpson92]

Scientists, theologians, political analysts ect are also fair game.

So if I may, for Theologians I would throw in John Calvin because predestination is probably one of the worst things to happen to protestantism.

[Metacrock]

Slavoj Zizek is overrated but my god is he fun to listen to.

He's underrated by me cause I never heard of him.

[Metacrock]

Scientists, theologians, political analysts ect are also fair game.

So if I may, for Theologians I would throw in John Calvin because predestination is probably one of the worst things to happen to protestantism.

ahahahahaahaha a men on that one.

I may know this but forgot what is your denom background?

[Metacrock]

Exactly what it says on the tin.

I guess I'll start: Underrated: Alfred North Whitehead, process philosophy deserves more love.


Overrated:Hegel, half the time I think he is BSing.

Thumbs up!

I knew you would like that one. I thought when I saw it, "Urbie is going to love this guy."