Has philosophy ceased to love wisdom?  Has it abandoned its namesake, the goddess Sophia?  Has it sold itself to that craven, greedy demon, the wretched Mammon? Locke, Berkeley, and Hume were in service of capitalism, yes; Locke, Berkeley, and Hume were in service to imperialism, yes.  They were instructors to the ruling class, and often directly to their persons. More

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