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If he was alive today he would probably update his views- just as he updated them in his lifetime.
by LeonB 6y ago
If he was alive today he would probably update his views- just as he updated them in his lifetime.
- ngcc_hk 6y agoYes. That is the difference between a good and a bad one. Inconsistent one may say. But that is life. Even for philosopher.
- LeonB 6y agoSomething as simple as "Pythagoras' theorem" can move forward through time and remain correct, but a complex philosophy that was itself created in response to the conditions of the time can't be seen as "universal" or "timeless".