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Pick only one:
>become the greatest philosopher
or
>become the greatest fiction/non-fiction writer

>> No.8170910
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8170910

Why choose only one?

>> No.8170913

>>8170904

Bachelors in philosophy is worth/more meaningful than a career as a writer. Writers are literally all just pseuds.

>> No.8170915

>>8170913
And philosophers aren't?

>> No.8170917

>>8170910

> Tenniscuck
> Philosopher

The fuck?

>> No.8170932

>>8170915

Philosophy (western) forms the base for western culture and scientific progress. What are writers, else than artists and entertainers? Artists further do art not for you, but for themselves. Its literally just therapy without an therapist.

>> No.8170966

>>8170913
>pseud
this board has a vocabulary of about six words.
pseud
cuck
meme
pynchon
DFW
farts

>> No.8170972

>>8170904
Lmao. As an great philosopher you are already a decent writer + you got brains.

>> No.8170997

>>8170904
Lmao. As a great writer you are already a decent philosopher + you got heart.

>> No.8171033
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>>8170917
if anybody feels like perspiring, I'd invite you to go ahead, because I'm sure going too...

>> No.8171040

Neither. The price to pay is not something I am willing to spend.

>> No.8171048

>>8170997
> great writer = good philosopher

Well memed

>> No.8171051

>>8171048
Decent*

>> No.8171066

>>8171040
You must like dicks, anon.

>> No.8171078
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8171078

I'd rather pick dubs

>> No.8171089

>>8171078
So close!

>> No.8171151
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>>8171078
>pick these ones instead

>> No.8171176

>>8171078
>>8171151
too bad, I get dubs instead

>> No.8171189
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8171189

puny dubless savages

>> No.8171355
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>>8170904
PHILOSOPHERS ARE THE GREATEST WRITERS THERE COULD EVER BE. ALL WRITING IS IMPLICITLY - AND WITTINGLY OR OTHERWISE - PHILOSOPHICAL.

PIC' RELATED: GOAT.

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>>8171355
AND HE EVEN GOT DUBS

THREAD OVER EVERYONE, WE HAVE A WINNER

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>>8171357
Witty, as a writer, was the GOAT because he knew when to shut his fucking mouth. The main concern of his philosophy was when people should shut their cocksuckin' fuckin' motherfuckin' goddamn fuckin' shit-eatin' mouths 'cuz Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt.

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>>8171383
And, of course: Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen.

>> No.8171530

>>8170966
bye, Pynchon

>> No.8171549

>>8171040
What's the price?

>>8171383
I don't think that in this sentence, the term Sprache shouldn't be reduced to language/expressions that can be written down at once

>> No.8171621

>>8170966
Like that woman in twelve chairs.

>> No.8171670

Being a great writer would require a lot of effort, fuck that. Socrates didn't write SHIT, he just bummed around Athens shouting at people, chilling with his homies and just having a fucking good time. Philosopher every time.

>> No.8171687

>>8171549
>What's the price?

I'll put about as much thought into the answer as you do with the question.

>> No.8171721

>>8170966

forgot 'spook'

>> No.8172902
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>>8170932
>Actual Scientific progress
>Philosophy

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>>8171048

>> No.8172972

writer

i don't care about being right

>> No.8173021

>>8171355
>>8171383
> whiny Kierkegaardian who ironically likes that people believe in God

he was a hack

"waaaaah why does no one understand me?" - l. wittgenstein, 'philosopher'

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>>8171176
It's like you guys aren't even trying

>> No.8173118

>>8173085
>>8171189
>>8171151
>>8171078
>>8171176
This is pathetic

>> No.8174149

>>8173021
>"waaaaah why does no one understand me?" - l. wittgenstein, 'philosopher'
Right....

>> No.8174235

Both philosophy and fiction are bullshit but at least the latter doesn't pretend not to be so I'm going with that.

Being a famous philosopher must like being afraid to be found out any moment.

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>>8173118
You are.
Also, em'

>> No.8174315

>>8174235
>the only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing
Socrates was pretty honest

>> No.8174329

>>8174315
he was the exception to the rule desu, along with a few other sceptics

>> No.8174374

>>8170904
>know nothing
>??????
>become greatest philosopher

>> No.8174432

>>8170966
no one says farts

>> No.8174440

>>8174235
Nice logic. Its like Aristotle didnt invented it all sometimes.

>> No.8174442

>>8174432
you're right, "farties" is what we say here

>> No.8174486

>>8171078
Come on guys it's not so hard to get dubs

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>>8174440
logic is self-defeating lad

>> No.8174671

Being a Shakespeare seems funner than being an Aristotle so I'll go with that.

>> No.8174825

>>8174432
I do.

>> No.8174838

>>8170904
Fiction writer, I'll write a book and then study philosophy all day because I'm rich.

>> No.8174847

>>8174838
>implying great fiction writers become rich

>> No.8174882

>>8174847
If you were the greatest that ever lived, sure.
And it would be no problem for you to churn out some pleb money makers on the side

>> No.8174896

>>8174671
>everyone, including Bloom, agrees that someone's finally surpassed Shakespeare
O god yes