In terms of importance, it goes Aristotle > Socrates >

As far as western culture is concerned
Aristotle >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Plato > nobody gives a shit about Socrates

>>2060892
Socrates probably said some important shit, he just didn't write it down

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>>2060897
>No one will ever give a single shit about Xenophon
JUST

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>>2060781
unfortunately

>>2060892
Western civilization doesn't believe that the sun revolves around the earth, or that heavy objects fall faster than light ones

>>2060962
>le shit on Aristotle for believing things that everyone at the time believed and in most cases he didn't have the necessary tools to disprove maymay

>>2060781
Plato and Aristotle are irrelevant hacks.
>>2060962
Western civilization is garbage.

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>>2061076
>Aristotle
>irrelevant hack

Would you care to elaborate? Genuinely curious who you favor over him as a foundation.

>>2060938
t. John Green

>>2061261
>foundation
For what? Garbage philosophy (science)?

>>2061297
Philosophy in general?
Or are you saying philosophy doesn't matter.

>>2061313
Are you illiterate? Fuck off with your will-to-truth.

Bunch of creepy crackas if you ask me
Kanye>>>>>>>>>>>ArisSocrPla

>>2061327
Really constructive there senpai.
I'm just trying to see if you give a shit about any philosophy at all or if you're a positivist memelord.

>>2060962

Because those were the cornerstone beliefs of Aristotelian philosophy, and not just minor contingent features.

>>2061327
If you wish to be a successful troll, you must learn subtlety :^)

Alexander>Aristotle>Plato >Socrates

>>2061350
>if you dont like aristitle then ur a stoopid postivist
>>2061372
>any1 i dnt like is le trell

Now that I read Aristotle's Nichomean Ethics, he's actually very based.