Cant wait
Look forward to exchanging with you.
Welcome and have a great time.
Do you have a hero?

Aristotle and Kant are both very important philosophers, and both influence modern philosophy in many ways, so you are not completely at a loss when following the thinking of the later philosophers. While I might understand the connexion between theatre and beer "sampling" with philosophy, I am less sure of cooking, but since everything is involved with philosophy, I suppose there is an existential alliance.
In any case, I am confident that you will find Philforum an excellent place to follow your hobby.
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Regards,
John

I do. Too many, probably, and most of them scientific: Louis Pasteur, Willard Gibbs, Marie Curie, Werner Heisenberg, John Dewey, and the aforementioned philosophers that are my favorite. Honestly, I could probably list more as I often make heroes out of historical characters, but that may give a good idea of what it is I value (or at least interact with).

EDIT: Also Darwin. I think I wrote his name ~50 times in "Critique of Judgment"




Thanks for the welcome, and the input with respect to Aristotle and Kant!