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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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Who would you characterize as a pseudo-philosopher and why?

I am attempting to compile a list of pseudo-philosophers for an upcoming research project. By pseudo-philosopher, I am referring to any intellectual who is commonly dismissed by academic philosophers as having little to no merit. I figured that this subreddit may be capable of providing me with a plethora of examples. I am curious as to the various conditions upon which a thinker is popularly dismissed. If you have the time, please explain why the figure you mention falls short of earning their title as a philosopher within intellectual history.
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Ayn Rand. She said nothing that hadn't been said before and said better before.

Sam Harris. He's a cool guy and fun public speaker, but he's nowhere near rigorous enough in his writing to be a philosopher. In fact, most of his arguments seem to be begging the question in one way or another.