We do better at philosophy when we have a more precise and careful history of philosophy. If the standard picture of someone’s views is oversimplified or misleading, then people who hear the standard picture and reject it will lose out on the actual subtleties of those views.
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Reply to comment by bumharmony in Adam Smith is thought to have held a labor theory of value. Philosopher Eric Schliesser explains why that's not quite the case. by [deleted]
We do better at philosophy when we have a more precise and careful history of philosophy. If the standard picture of someone’s views is oversimplified or misleading, then people who hear the standard picture and reject it will lose out on the actual subtleties of those views.