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> [Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich Hayek should make clear. The argument against reason in this literature is straightforward: it is impossible for any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/even-those-who-identify-themselves-as-libertarians-follow-an-overtly/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

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## More by Philip E. Agre

> [Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich Hayek should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/even-those-who-identify-themselves-as-libertarians-follow-an-overtly/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

> [Conservatism is constitutionally opposed to public reason, and this explains the abandon with which so many conservative pundits embrace flagrant simulations of reason, constructed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/conservatism-is-constitutionally-opposed-to-public-reason-and-this/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

> [The market is like the police: of course you need it, but if it becomes the central organizing principle of your culture then you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/the-market-is-like-the-police-of-course-you-need-it-but-if-it-becomes/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

> [It is commonly said that the Internet is unique in its ability to spread bad information to large numbers of people, but this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/it-is-commonly-said-that-the-internet-is-unique-in-its-ability-to/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

> [Technology at present is covert philosophy; the point is to make it overtly philosophical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/technology-at-present-is-covert-philosophy-the-point-is-to-make-it/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

> [So here I was in the middle of the AI world-not just hanging out there but totally dependent on the people if I expected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-e-agre/so-here-i-was-in-the-middle-of-the-ai-world-not-just-hanging-out/)

[Philip E. Agre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-e-agre/)

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