Which great philosopher was the ultimate example of a philosopher boxing himself

Question:Benedict Spinoza, if you must know.

He seperated himself from his community, and from society in general. He lived a reclusive life, and died at a young age.

As I mentioned before, the ironic aspect of being a great philosopher applies to him in spades. He solidified the groundwork which has resulted in the amazingly successful run of science.

Further more, to a certain extent, most people are pantheistic because of his philosophical influence. They are pantheistic so mush so in the core of their consciousness that they don't even know a choice can be made in these regards. Most people don't even know what pantheistic means.

This is a good example of being decidedly unphilosophical (and boxed in) because of the influence of a great philosopher.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Benedict Spinoza, if you must know.

He seperated himself from his community, and from society in general. He lived a reclusive life, and died at a young age.

As I mentioned before, the ironic aspect of being a great philosopher applies to him in spades. He solidified the groundwork which has resulted in the amazingly successful run of science.

Further more, to a certain extent, most people are pantheistic because of his philosophical influence. They are pantheistic so mush so in the core of their consciousness that they don't even know a choice can be made in these regards. Most people don't even know what pantheistic means.

This is a good example of being decidedly unphilosophical (and boxed in) because of the influence of a great philosopher.

Spinoza. With Nietzsche as a close second

I might say Socrates.

He was the original Greek philosopher, and because of his philosophic pursuits, ended up getting himself executed. He was tried in a Greek court because his investigations of those who considered themselves to be wise inevitably resulted in Socrates proving them wrong, which gave great offense. During his trial, Socrates could have plead "not guilty" and agreed to stop his investigations of wisdom in order save his life. He chose to fight his own case with logic, logic that every one else, save a few, could not see. He refused to adhere to his accusers terms, thus earning himself an execution. I'd say he boxed himself in...

I nominate Rene DeCartes:
Given his original premiss, everything after
'I think, therefore I am' is an embarrassment
if the logic is closely examined.