Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On 14/12/2024 10:28, D wrote:

  On Fri, 13 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Copplestone hated Kant and schopenhauer

 Ah... he taught me well! ;) Any suggestions about a similar book about them, but with a more loving touch?

There was a series of interviews on BBC television back in the day when it had intelligent content where Bryan Magee talks with various philosophers about other philosophers.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8B-g03RivIMt7llh1cyEGV
I really recommend these.
Copplestone is adamant that 'this is what they said, but of course I don't agree'
Hilary Putnam is my idea of the greatest philosopher of the 20th century, along with Sir Roger Scruton.
If you don't like woke leftism, Scruton is your man. He tore the New Left to pieces beautifully, but being in some sense a Christian, he didn't twist the knife  in afterwards.
"Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left" is a hoot. Unless you are one of them...
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