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Originally Posted by crosstobear
Machiavelli is very wise. I feel the negative aura surrounding his name is largely due to people's unwillingness to accept his astute observation of human nature because it would implicate them. Same with Hobbes. Probably, my favorite philosophers are Hobbes, Machiavelli and Camus. One day, I'll get into Schopenhauer.
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I couldn't agree more. Fact of the matter is that people fear that which they neither do not nor cannot understand. Few people are open minded enough to be able to appreciate the works of Machiavelli or other like-minded philosophers because their writings shatter the masses' illusion of reality.
I like the other philosophers you listed as well. While I didn't get too much into Schopenhauer or Hobbes, I liked Camus and he's one of my favorites as well along with Machiavelli, Rand, and Epicurus.
BTW, I like the Machiavelli quote you posted as your signature. I think I'm going to copy you
