Benjamin Cain
1 min readOct 5, 2022

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Wow, that's certainly simple. You've presupposed a libertarian ideology, though, which seems to me more propagandistic than philosophical. As I say in my other article on this subject, some intellectuals are purer than others (as in Plato's distinction between philosophers and sophists). A capitalistic ideology doesn't seem to me terribly deep or authentically intellectual or artistic, but it's possible a pragmatic case can be made for this kind of materialism, such as one building on Epicurus' hedonism.

At any rate, I vehemently disagree with the idea that all philosophical truth must be susceptible to being sold in a pro-capitalistic package. On the contrary, philosophical truth tends to be subversive and therefore bad for business. That's roughly why Socrates was executed by the state, and it's why pandering, self-help sophistry replaces philosophy for the masses (including on this very social media platform).

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/the-ancient-cold-war-between-intellectuals-and-the-unreflective-masses-d0a85e0e9cda?sk=9228151d6257df2ee31ab91cd361c014

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

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