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WritingANovel
2008-12-27, 15:41
Hi. Apologies to the mods if in wrong forum.

I am thinking of this philosopher, however I cannot remember his name for the life of me. What I do know for sure is 1. he was incredibly shy and could not be around more than one person at a time; 2. he had a piglet following him around because he had trouble maintaining normal relationships.

What I kind of know is 1. his first name is probably Benjamin (though I am not sure) and 2. he was British (I think).

Thanks.

RabidZombie
2008-12-27, 19:44
Any idea what his philosophy was? That may help.

DrZeusDrZeus
2008-12-27, 20:09
Benjamin Hoff

WritingANovel
2008-12-28, 15:29
Any idea what his philosophy was? That may help.

I think it had to do with utilitarianism, but not sure.

Benjamin Hoff

No, this person died a long time ago.

KikoSanchez
2008-12-28, 23:21
Hmm, Jeremy Bentham?

infidelguy
2008-12-31, 22:48
benjamin constant - proponent of modern libery - swiss
walter benjamin - german jewish marxist
benjamin franklin - american -
benjamin pierce - philosophy of math - america
benjamin tucker - individualist anarchism
benjamin Hoff - taosim - america

http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/stephen04_5.htm could it be leslie stephens, this link mentioned utilitarians, a beautiful remembered pig, shy , and british philosopher.

pyromaniac001
2008-12-31, 23:04
benjamin Disraeli?

WritingANovel
2009-01-02, 03:27
http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/stephen04_5.htm could it be leslie stephens, this link mentioned utilitarians, a beautiful remembered pig, shy , and british philosopher.

Most likely him. When I have time I will read through the whole thing to see if they mentioned extreme shyness and having a piglet.

To everybody who's contributed in this thread:

Thank you very much.