Simon GrayPhilosophers have a long tradition of marrying stupid women, from Socrates on. They think it clever.
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Philosophers have a long tradition of marrying stupid women. From Plato’s mistress Xanthippe, to Descartes’ wife, Mme. Geomette, to Immanuel Kant’s second wife, Catharina, to Bertrand Russell’s wife, Alys Russell, philosophers have had the misfortune of being married to women who are not particularly bright. This is not meant as an insult to philosophy—it’s just that male philosophers have a long tradition of choosing their wives based on their ability to tolerate them.
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