As other people stated, p much everyone was like that back then because that’s just how it was.

So to criticize them for being something like a racist or a sexist I’d kinda stupid.

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Im sure most people you admire do something you don’t agree with

I’m not even sure what Philosophy is...

Sweet

thank god there’s only one philosopher that matters

Mysterious garbage🚮

this is like giving columbus giving a pass for his heinous crimes.

Mf was even called out by a young priest at this time. His name was Bartolomeo de las Casas and defended the native people in south america.

Probably the oldest text in which the trade with African slaves is described as a sin and a crime is handed down from Las Casas

Philosophy is inherently a white supremacy - particularly white male - occupation. Very few non white people are deemed philosophers, let alone women in general.

No it’s not.

Colombus did some actual f***ed up s***.

Being a racist or a sexist on its own is not the same considering it was the normal mindset to have and people were likely raised into thinking that way.

i guess Chinese and Indian Philosophers didnt exist.

Don’t be pedantic. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s white male dominated.

b, it really doesnt take that much to search who Confucius or Buddha was.

people dont even know that without the arab philosoph ibn rushd (europeans named him averroes to make him look like a european lol) there would be no renaissance in europe

Yeah you heard it right an arab is the father of the european renaissance

arab, chinese and indian philosophers >>

This must be bait.

I was trying to say that even in this time there were people like De Casas who werent full blinded of racist.

To say being racist is ok because he was born in this time and society is a rather week argument, especially if you (kant) trie to morally legitimize an international law and world civil law.

White. Male. Dominated.

Revolutionary thread. This is something that has never been talked about anywhere in the world.

I didn’t say it was ok

I said criticizing them for that given the time they lived it is kinda stupid

Not just philosophers, a lot of historical figures who are admired today were huge pieces of s***

Rumi the OG tho