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DirtyOldPanties OP t1_iyd38ms wrote

Reply to comment by ConsciousLiterature in Real Philosophers Don’t Just Reflect the Trendy Consensus by DirtyOldPanties

I'm not sure what entirely constitutes a real vs a fake Philosopher but one thing I think all real Philosophers need is intellectual honesty. The ability to confront and to take ideas seriously. To quote Ayn Rand -

> If a given tenet seems to be true—why? If another tenet seems to be false—why? and how is it being put over?

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ConsciousLiterature t1_iyeibej wrote

I guess that means there are no real philosophers and certainly Ayn Rand wasn't a real philosopher.

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