Quote:
Originally Posted by Didymos Thomas  I guess this depends on our conception of the ideal philosopher. "To organize is to destroy", and, as you point out, Plato and Aristotle came up with massive philosophical systems. |
Well, if Socrates in that sense is the ideal philosopher, then we could probably fill up a top ten list with other people with great and profound ideas who weren't professional philosophers in the manner of Plato and Aristotle. Probably a lot of artists and novelists.