If you consider Jesus of Nazareth a philosopher, note that he famously taught via parables...which are a very open-ended mode of communication, asking each reader to engage with the imagery in his or her own way. That strikes me as a poetic approach.
Given the number of his self-identified followers who seem to have missed the point of many of his teachings, I do sometimes wish he had spelled things out a little more clearly for them.
Then again, many of his self-identified followers tend to have difficulties with his clear-cut commandments, too. So it's debatable which mode of communication is more effective for conveying philosophical principles.
Last edited by Julie Steiner; 10-20-2015 at 02:57 PM.
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