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Why are so many philosophical texts difficult to read?

For example Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is notoriously difficult to read or grasp. Why do so many philosophers have such impenetrable prose in their writing? Do they not wish for laypeople to not read their books and only academics? I often think common people have to rely on predigested pop philosophy to come in contact with the philosophy the writers meant to communicate.
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> Why are so many philosophical texts difficult to read? 

Because they're discussing the technical details of an academic discipline.

> For example Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is notoriously difficult to read or grasp. Why do so many philosophers have such impenetrable prose in their writing?

While it is quite likely that someone unprepared to tackle *The Critique of Pure Reason* will encounter a great deal of difficulty with it, it's no less likely that they would encounter as great a deal of difficulty with an advanced text in physics without having any preparation in *that* field.