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> You would be better served studying philosophy directly, rather than a book filled with misogyny, slavery, thought-crime and magic.

Quite a hot take. Most famous philosophers lived in similar environments. I don't know how your environment precludes you from wisdom.



Which famous philosophers incorporated magical thinking, thought-crime, misogyny and slavery into their philosophy? What is the wisdom imparted by officially sanctioned chattel slavery, wherein beating your slave to death is perfectly acceptable [as] long as they live a few days after the beating: "And if someone strikes his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies at his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for the slave is his property." Exodus 21:20-21 (NASB)

-edited for typo.


> Which famous philosophers incorporated magical thinking, thought-crime, misogyny and slavery into their philosophy?

Plato, father of most modern philosophy. You have a lot of reading to do my friend.


Yes, if you go back several thousand years, you can find such trash. I suppose I should have limited it to modern philosophers that are more relevant and less influenced by magical thinking to discourage lazy answers. You have not bothered to address the question of the VALUE of incorporating slavery, thought-crime, misogyny and magical thought into one's philosophy. Are you incapable of addressing the problem or do you realize you cannot justify it?


> I suppose I should have limited it to modern philosophers that are more relevant and less influenced by magical thinking to discourage lazy answers.

I'm not sure how you can say the father of modern philosophy is a lazy answer.

I think that you can find wisdom even in the presence of flaws. You can always gain something by studying the imperfect.




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