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March Madness: The 16 Most Overrated Philosophers are Here

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Update: See the next round, the Overrated 8, here

As the March Madness tournament of overrated philosophers continues, the 16 most overrated philosophers advance into the “Bitter 16.” The previous round saw some close calls – Derrida beat Baudrillard by 19 out of 2,185 votes, Descartes beat Locke by 22 out of 2,328 votes.

This round has its own painful match ups. Crowd (hated) favorites Slavoj Zizek and Jacques Derrida go head-to-head, while critical theory hater Noam Chomsky goes against unrepentant Nazi Party member Carl Schmitt.

Vote below.









  • http://www.moriddim.com moriddim

    clearly an important – sorry – critical poll for philosophy.

  • glasspopcorn

    who voted baudrillard out…

  • http://www.replyall.me/u/markpelta5/ Mark Pelta

    Nietzsche vs. Descartes, Adam Smith vs. Thomas Aquinas…Tough calls, tough calls.

  • TskTsk

    Just the fact that we have heard of Thomas Aquinas tells you that the man is extremely overrated. That guy should’ve never been heard of. He sucks. But then so does Adam Smith. Oh God! Oh God! The PRESSURE!

  • ChrisU

    Adam Smith… tick, tock, tick, tock.