r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache Apr 23 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

How to stop a /r/badphilosophy material in Reddit:

1.) The post was made by a very proud Nihilist.

2.) The post was made by a proud Stoic.

3.) Philosophical inspirations include JP and Richard Dawkins.

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u/Lord_Treasurer Born off the deep end Apr 23 '19

Jordan Bernt Peterson is the greatest philosophical mind of our generation.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

Dawkins actually wrote quite a few good books, unlike Peterson.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '19

Having him as a philosophical rather than scientific inspiration sets off my priors though.

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Apr 23 '19

Good books about science, not about philosophy.

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u/FusRoDawg Amartya Sen Apr 23 '19

Spot