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The East Marches II wrote:

The Liberated Territories wrote:
Keep jeering, bootlicker. You'll get yours.

I have nothing to fear, Al-Hoppeyyun (PBUH) is on my side. Your mere thoughts violate the NAP.

The Parkus Empire wrote:Something is not "ridiculous", btw, just because it upsets your sensibilities.

War Gears wrote:

The Parkus Empire wrote:Something is not "ridiculous", btw, just because it upsets your sensibilities.

I don't think me or CM have had our sensibilities upsetted.

The Parkus Empire wrote:I am sure he has, since that is the only ground for calling Schopenhauer's statement ridiculous.

Northern Davincia wrote:

The East Marches II wrote:
I have nothing to fear, Al-Hoppeyyun (PBUH) is on my side. Your mere thoughts violate the NAP.

*weeps tears of joy*

Conserative Morality wrote:

The Parkus Empire wrote:I am sure he has, since that is the only ground for calling Schopenhauer's statement ridiculous.

You caught me. My delicate sensibilities have been upset. Dearest me. How absolutely bahbarous.

War Gears wrote:Thoughts on Ludwig Klages? Parkus, thought you might be interested in him.

The Liberated Territories wrote:

Bienenhalde wrote:
The Enlightenment and capitalism are the primary forces driving modern degeneracy.

Long live the Enlightenment!

The Parkus Empire wrote:

The Liberated Territories wrote:
Long live the Enlightenment!

Jacobin detected.

Conserative Morality wrote:

Northern Davincia wrote:*weeps tears of joy*

"Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Hoppe."

Baltenstein wrote:

The Parkus Empire wrote:Jacobin detected.

Austro-Prussian invasion when?

Aillyria wrote:

Bienenhalde wrote:
The Enlightenment and capitalism are the primary forces driving modern degeneracy.

Eh.....capitalism, yes. The Enlightenment was, on the whole, a benevolent force and superior to what was before it.

Northern Davincia wrote:

Conserative Morality wrote:"Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Hoppe."

Don't mind me as I steal this quote.

The Parkus Empire wrote:

The Liberated Territories wrote:
Long live the Enlightenment!

Jacobin detected.

The Parkus Empire wrote:

Baltenstein wrote:
Austro-Prussian invasion when?

Not really a fan of war, fam. Although I can certainly understand intervening when dangerous internationalists are taking over next door.

War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.

The Parkus Empire wrote:

Aillyria wrote:Eh.....capitalism, yes. The Enlightenment was, on the whole, a benevolent force and superior to what was before it.

Which Enlightenment thinker do you like?

Aillyria wrote:

The Parkus Empire wrote:Which Enlightenment thinker do you like?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hobbes, and Kant are some of my favorites.

Genivaria wrote:

Aillyria wrote:Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hobbes, and Kant are some of my favorites.

Okay, I like you.
We can be friends.

Aillyria wrote:

Genivaria wrote:Okay, I like you.
We can be friends.

Of course. People take my distaste for modern liberalism to mean I dislike liberalism in general, however, I'm fond of alot of the Enlightenment ideas and classical liberalism. Both are very key to just societal structure, imho.

Mattopilos II wrote:

Aillyria wrote:

Of course. People take my distaste for modern liberalism to mean I dislike liberalism in general, however, I'm fond of alot of the Enlightenment ideas and classical liberalism. Both are very key to just societal structure, imho.

Wasn't he anti-Enlightenment in particular?

Aillyria wrote:

Mattopilos II wrote:
Wasn't he anti-Enlightenment in particular?

Rousseau? How do you mean?

Mattopilos II wrote:

Aillyria wrote:Rousseau? How do you mean?

He shared some ideas of the Enlightenment, but liked to make known he was against the rationalism and social norms of the time. If it wasn't anti-Enlightenment, then it was at least a challenge to modernity he has.

The Parkus Empire wrote:

War Gears wrote:Thoughts on Ludwig Klages? Parkus, thought you might be interested in him.

I would have to read him, but I will take a look. I do not normally care for vitalism

Aillyria wrote:

Mattopilos II wrote:
He shared some ideas of the Enlightenment, but liked to make known he was against the rationalism and social norms of the time. If it wasn't anti-Enlightenment, then it was at least a challenge to modernity he has.

I'd agree with the latter, I think he should be considered a philosopher of the Enlightenment tradition...but he seemed to have a slight taste for metaphysics. That's one of the reasons I like him.