Understand the main ideas of some the most important philosophers and theologians in history, including but not limited to:
-Socrates
-Plato
-Aristotle
-St. Augustine
-St. Thomas Aquinas
-Descartes
-Locke
-Hume
-Kant
-Hegel
-Kierkegaard
-Nietzsche
-Russel
Read the works of these writers:
-Shakespeare
-Tolstoy
-Dostoyevsky
-C. S. Lewis
Get to know these historical figures:
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
-MLK Jr.
-Gandhi
-Mother Teresa
-Oscar Romero
-Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Become familiar with religious texts such as:
-Quran
-Dao De Jing
-Bhagavad Gita
Why didn't I make your list, HUH INGOLD?? :'(
ReplyDeletejk, I would probably look very bad next to those people.. heh heh..
If you have Locke on there, you should also add Hobbes, hehe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes#Leviathan
ambitious...
ReplyDeletevery good.
The Brothers K. from Dostoevsky is purely brilliance! Start with that one, don't be abashed by its length! You should add Blaise Pascal to your philosophers.
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