Friday, 23 January 2009

Definitions

As no one else has posted apart from Graeme, I have taken it upon myself to do whatever possible to increase our knowledge of philosophy, starting with the basic definition of the word 'Philosopher', here are two different arguments for what the word means.

1. A student of or specialist in philosophy.

2. A fool who torments himself when alive to be remembered when dead.

Now I don't know about you guys but I am liking the thinking behind definition two.

2 comments:

Graeme said...

Ah FINALY! Ty Matt for posting something, i would definately agree with you on the second point though...

Fran said...

So am i, and the rest of us Philosophers for studying it?