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June 29, 2007

QotD: Philosophy, the use of

Dragging philosophy into the discussion is not always as effective as you might think it is. Just because Ayn Rand ran to Aristotle for every little thing doesn't mean it works for everyone. Hell, it didn't actually work for Ayn Rand.

John Scalzi, "Today's Example of an Egregious Use of Something a Writer Once Learned in a Freshman Philosophy Course", Whatever, 2007-06-28

Posted by Nicholas at June 29, 2007 12:10 PM
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