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Colin McGinn.

McGinn was a surprisingly relevant and good philosopher in the 80s.

 

As for my vote: Worst philosopher ever? No idea. Most overrated ever: definitely Quine.

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McGinn was a surprisingly relevant and good philosopher in the 80s.

 

As for my vote: Worst philosopher ever? No idea. Most overrated ever: definitely Quine.

 

Why "surprisingly" relevant?

 

Does being accused of sexual harassment mean that nothing you ever did in your whole life was ever good?

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Why "surprisingly" relevant?

 

Does being accused of sexual harassment mean that nothing you ever did in your whole life was ever good?

 

No, but it might be surprising to someone who read had only read his recent work much of which was less than stellar. 

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Why "surprisingly" relevant?

 

Does being accused of sexual harassment mean that nothing you ever did in your whole life was ever good?

As Monadology pointed out - McGinn has produced shit for the past decade, at least. It's similar to the case of Nagel - if I were to tell someone who has only read Mind and Cosmos that Nagel was one of the best philosophers of the 20th century, they'd probably look at me as if I were crazy.

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