are these basically the same book except from two different perspectives? one from an atheist's perspective and the other from an occultist's perspective
Are these basically the same book except from two different perspectives...
Leo Hall
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Kevin Gomez
I heard Bertrand Russell is kind of a hack
Brayden Russell
no
Connor Jones
No they're very different, the Hall is perennialist mystic/occult stuff from all around the world, the Russell is just some jackoff misinterpreting western philosophers
Asher Cruz
No, there is a big difference between esotericism/hermeticism/mysticism (note these aren’t synonyms but are related) which is what Hall’s work is about and philosophy, which is what Russell’s book is about. Also you shouldn’t read Russell, he blatantly misrepresents certain philosophers that he doesn’t like, and it sometimes seems that he hasn’t read the philosopher he is talking about.
Nolan Murphy
I've heard this often, but why do so many people love Russell's book? Is it because they haven't read the philosophers he's talking about so they can't see he is misrepresenting them? Also, if Russell is like that, then how trustworthy can someone be when it comes to his own philosophy? I can't make myself take him seriously, especially when he looks like a massive fedora-tipper (the fedora-tippers quote him often, even).
Easton Rogers
>widely regarded expert has widely publicized essays about his own field
>anonymous teenager says he's actually wrong with absolutely nothing to back it up
>you side with the anonymous teenager for absolutely no reason
Ethan Walker
Why the fuck would you think that? I doubt Russell even goes into the Odinic rites and the cult of Mithra.
Liam Walker
Most actual critics have turned on russell, which in turn changed the opinion of random people online. The fact is, russels history of philosophy is a dishonest sham.
Gabriel Jenkins
Bertrand's History got shat on hard by most people in the field, especially continentals who accused him of completely misunderstanding Hegel and Nietzsche
Michael Nelson
Russell is. Listen to his insufferable stupidity in a "debate" over the existence of God with the author of pic related. youtu.be
Isaiah Cooper
It's a really bad book especially when there are many better books/series on the matter. I'm guessing it's because it's most widely available, cheap, and popularised by nu-atheists.
Christian Cox
copleston praised russell's history of western philosophy though
Nathan Watson
I assume all of these anti-russell people are nietzsche fags
Charles Williams
YES! Both are merely different treaties on the influence of Plato.
Kevin Kelly
i doubt anyone can make out what they are saying because the audio is so terrible
Cooper King
it's either nietzsche fags or copleton fags(religious fags) who hate russell
Xavier Barnes
ston*
Thomas Diaz
theyre definitely equally shit
Liam Jones
After reading a history of philosophy book you realize how dumb some philosophers were and it gives you a confidence boast
Bentley Gutierrez
No. One's written by a initiate of the highest order who amassed a perhaps unrivaled occult library and the other is written by a Jewified Anglo.
Christopher Walker
He is.
Christian Gonzalez
>appeal to authority
>ignoring that academic circles can be driven by fads rather than actual merit
Kill yourself.
Tyler Wood
My laptop has shitty speakers and I can hear it just fine.
Parker Russell
Aka eurocentric anglocuck trash
Easton Davis
>Asking the question "what is the cause of existence" is not a valid question because I don't care
So this, is the power, of nu-atheism.
Tyler Richardson
Yeah he fucking sucks.
Parker Moore
I can give a specific example, the chapter on Nietzsche is clearly a misunderstanding or deliberate misrepresentation of him. And I don’t even like Nietzsche either.
Wyatt Johnson
Russell and Copleston aren’t even in the same league, Russell writes a few cursory sentences about a few major philosophers, Copleston covers every period and school in detail.
Dominic Bailey
LW on Russell - from ray Monk biography
Bentley Peterson
He's nothing but a bum and a sucker.
Samuel Bell
>a initiate of the highest order who amassed a perhaps unrivaled occult library
I don't believe he was an initiate at the time of writing.
Isaac Campbell
probably to be polite.