One of my majors in college was philosophy. I still read a lot of it as well as speculative science books. Here are my favorite philosophers on stamps: Plato Spinoza Berkeley Leibniz Kant
Hello all, I'm not really into philosophy the only one I can think of at present is Aristotle (384-322 BC) Quote: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Date of issue: 1978-07-10 I am sure that I have more but I'll have to search. Regards, James.
Hello all, I've just remembered Karl Marx, born in Prussia, buried in Highgate Cemetry, London. Date of issue: 1983-04-11 (from minisheet) Regards, James.
If you are talking about the US,I cannot understand what you mean. You have a president who invented a new philosophical term: "Alternative Facts" ! Not too far away from a Philosopher King.At least he may think so. But in a democracy people get what they vote for and they deserve no better. Plato was very critical of democracy and called it the penultimate step to tyranny.If I think of our german history,there is some truth in it.
Of course Plato was actually a fascist, but a PK would be an improvement over what we currently have, tho he seems to have the king part down... I read his PK as something more benign. Of course it has to be taken within the context of those times.
I have to admit,when I saw Molokai´s new thread,that the first event,what jumped into my mind,was the legandary football- (soccer for the US) match between greek and german philosophers.(Monty Pyton) I think the Greek won it by 1 : 0. Unfortunately I seem to have no stamps for two of my three most loved philosophers: a) Sokrates (/Plato),whoem I could understand in my younger years.Maybe because of well done translations into German. b) Epikur,the only philosopher,as far as I know,who is mentioned (and condemned !) in the bible.Epikurs teachings come very close to my own mindset. c) Immanuel Kant.His German has the clarity of mathematic formulas.But unfortunately it is beyond my ability of understanding. So I gave up the hope ever to read Kant.But I can read about him, and think he is the one,who is the most relavant philosopher of and since the age of Enlightment. Many philosophers I know by name only,or even not by that, Berkeley f.i. So when I show some stamps,I have to rely on the descriptions in my stamp-catalogue. issued Sept.4th and Oct.1st 1963
Yes, of course many Eastern philosophers. Quantum physics points East... I tried reading Kant's Critique of Pure Reason in German (also Wittgenstein's Tractatus)...it made more sense in English - but not by much. Very deep... Here is Heraclitus who taught 'change' was the only constant ('You cannot step twice into the same river')...I can't find a stamp of Parmenides or his student Zeno, his antithesis who taught change and motion were illusions. A Big 'Like' for a Parmenides and/or a Zeno stamp!
Can´t help with Parmenides or Zeno.But here are more from India: issued Sept.5th,1967 / Jan.12th,1969 / Feb.17th,1969
Issued Oct.16,1973/July 15th,1974/Feb.21,1978 I have always difficulties with religious leaders.As religion is the opposite of philosophy.But even Sokrates/Plato is using myth at the end of dialogs.So perhaps a combination is possible and should be tolerated.
I was a big fan of this gal when I was young, but sort of grew out of it as I got older. I do like her philosophy of history in For the New Intellectual.
Did not know Ayn Rand.But after reading Wikipedia,I think I know why.The facit: popular and best selling in the US,pratically unknown and in low regard in Germany.Kind of prophet for people like the "Tea-Party",what are deeply disliked in Europe,except for the Extreme Right. Here the last stamp,I have,of philosophers from India: issued Oct.20th,1998
Here is a Zeno stamp...but, alas, wrong Zeno. This fellow of Citium, I am seeking Zeno of Elea who expounded Parmenides' teaching with the famous paradoxes.
This is the 3rd or 4th thread I have started following. Nobel Laureate from India. He is the man behind 3 countries National Anthem, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
