Opinion: Who is the most underrated/under read Philosopher?

I will start… I find Aesop and the Fables to be underrated and wrongly pointed at simply for children. These stories can and must be applied to adult life to live a better and more virtuous life. IMO.

(Yes, I am aware that some think Aesop was potentially not one person, but many, and some question he even existed… like Homer).

Would love to hear what you all think.

  • Arxir@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Sad, that it is so empty here. Maybe the difficulty is the definition of when a philosopher can be considered underrated or under-read? How would one make that assessment? What barrier needs to be overcome to make a philosopher no longer underrated or even overrated?

    Off the top of my head, I would propose most Greek philosophers, aside from the famous ones. But really any country has their history of philosophy.

    Side note: I guess the most under-read philosophers are those whose works are no longer available to us and can thus no longer be read :c