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What philosopher has most influenced the way we all live today?

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I'll just go with the philosopher who is currently influencing my life today:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Black Swan thinking is revolutionary and true, and his lust for knowledge is amazing.

Runner up: Eliezer Yudowsky. Someone who will never stop searching for the truth. Catch his posts at www.overcomingbias.com

(I am biased toward skepticism; there are too many things that have gone wrong by blindly following a school of thought while neglecting what happens in reality.)

Supporting Evidence: Eliezer's essay on attaining rationality. (yudkowsky.net)
623 days ago | Tagged As: NNT
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