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tldr (tim reilly)
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I’ve read nearly all of the most renowned philosophers (the ones whose thoughts we were able to preserve). Many of them in original language. Shakespeare is the greatest. He is so because he is the most profound investigator of forms who was also strong enough to not deny one ounce of life: Comedy and Tragedy.
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maddieli
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How about the infinite jest and the amazing DFW?
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tldr (tim reilly)
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He was a very brilliant mind, but my experience of his work is that he was disillusioned by his times into believing philosophy was not possible or valuable. He could be correct, but it's hard to call him a philosopher when he seemed to despair of the possibility of truth.
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