I guess a minority do, but they shouldn't. They should be excited others are interested in the problems they enjoy working on. And if they understand better than we do, they should do a better job at promulgating their ideas.
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promulgating is now my word of the day
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Healthy philosophers don't care much about famous folk's from history. We care about observing EVERYTHING possible. Philosophy is bottom up, not some top-down religion. If someone cares about "foundational texts" they are historians, not actively doing philosophy.
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If the foundational texts are useful beyond scaffolding, then the lessons therein are available at any point of difficulty, and are redundant by being perfect. It's why stories get retold. It's a more direct way to get the point across.
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