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Full Idea
To understand any philosopher, ask 'What are they afraid of?'.
Gist of Idea
Philosophers are revealed by their fears
Source
Ray Billington (talk [2010])
A Reaction
Yes! So... Plato - disorder. Aristotle - ignorance. Augustine - sin. Descartes - uncertainty. Spinoza - fragmentation. Leibniz - superficiality. Hume - speculation. Bentham - egotism. Kant - self-deception. Nietzsche - nihilism. Russell - imprecision.