Challenge
"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." ~Aristotle.
Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose. All prospective philosophers and aspiring lunatics invited.
the men with the beards
Aristotle was cocky,
that, we all know.
but his perspective on madness,
that, has got to go.
He swam against the current,
sure, that builds some strength.
but he used philosophy to excuse his sexism,
which he talked about at length.
Aristotle was a good thinker
but his thoughts weren't that great.
he worked hard to understand deep truths,
but his biases were filled with hate.
That's the problem with fawning over philosophers, you see,
they speak from their perspectives, not of that from you or me.
We learn more about the experiences of the men with the beards,
those are THEIR ideologies that make philosophers seem weird.
before I go, let me leave you with my strange take,
you are your philosophy in action and the decisions that you make.
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