Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's the most globally impactful book ever written? EXCLUDING RELIGIOUS BOOKS.message-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153message-squareWhat's the most globally impactful book ever written? EXCLUDING RELIGIOUS BOOKS.Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-square[email protected]@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoI think one from either Plato or Aristotle: they shaped the way of thinking of people afterwards, up to now
minus-squareVoidian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoOf western people. Particularly Christian people.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoPlato and Aristotle were also major influences on Arabic philosophy.
minus-squareVoidian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoTrue. But important to remember their legacy isn’t the only one, just the one that most western people have been deeply exposed to.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoAlso important to remember that there weren’t any books back then.
I think one from either Plato or Aristotle: they shaped the way of thinking of people afterwards, up to now
Of western people. Particularly Christian people.
Plato and Aristotle were also major influences on Arabic philosophy.
True. But important to remember their legacy isn’t the only one, just the one that most western people have been deeply exposed to.
Also important to remember that there weren’t any books back then.