Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat's the most globally impactful book ever written? EXCLUDING RELIGIOUS BOOKS.message-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most globally impactful book ever written? EXCLUDING RELIGIOUS BOOKS.Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squarelgsp@feddit.it@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days 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-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoOf western people. Particularly Christian people.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoPlato and Aristotle were also major influences on Arabic philosophy.
minus-squareVoidian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days 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-up3·3 days 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.