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If you are growing tired of attack ads as election day draws near, there is only one remedy: watch amusing attack ads that don\u2019t feature any of the current presidential candidates, but instead feature famous philosophers. Here are two that a colleague in philosophy brought to my attention:<\/p>\n

Kant Attack Ad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kierkegaard in \u201908<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you are growing tired of attack ads as election day draws near, there is only one remedy: watch amusing attack ads that don\u2019t feature any of the current presidential candidates, but instead feature famous philosophers. 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