Word: philosophere
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But the other side of '68 was a radical remolding of the American right. The "old right" stood for anti-communism and economic conservatism and had a strong anti-authoritarian streak of its own, as personified, for example, by novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. But in response to the anti-authoritarianism...
With his full-blown Afro, close-fitting three-piece suits and fondness for rap music, Cornel West comes across as too hip to be a philosopher. That helps explain why people are always confusing him with someone considerably less highbrow, especially when he's not on campus:
Fleeing Hungary, Soros and his brother ended up in Britain in 1947. George enrolled at the London School of Economics, where, from philosopher Karl Popper, he learned about the links between communism and fascism and the importance of "open societies." The lessons stuck with Soros and now underpin his efforts...
To check the operation of a vague generality under fire, take the typical example, "Hume brought empiricism to its logical extreme." The question is asked, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" Our hero replies by opening his essay with "David...
The artful equivocation is an almost impossible concept to explain, but it is easy to demonstrate. Let us take our earlier typical examination question, "Did the philosophical beliefs of Hume represent the spirit of the age in which he lived?" The equivocator would answer it in this way: "Some people...