Fatherhood is the end of philosophy. you can read every book ever written about meaning and purpose and discipline, but the moment a small human looks at you and believes you, everything you thought you knew burns down. because now you have to do it, not think it, not debate it,…
— 🕊️ (@lichthauch) March 25, 2026
Plato: Never married, no children.
— Topher Kinsella (@KinsellaTopher) March 25, 2026
Socrates: Married with three sons, but notoriously uninvolved as a father.
Thomas Aquinas: Celibate friar, no children.
Thomas Hobbes: Never married, no children.
René Descartes: Had one daughter (died young), minimal involvement.
Baruch…
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