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Full Idea
A warlike philosopher challenges problems to single combat.
Gist of Idea
A warlike philosopher challenges problems to single combat
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], Wise §7)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals/ Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Kaufmann,Walter [Vintage 1969], p.232
A Reaction
And what do pacifist philosophers do? It is a moot point whether philosophy is even possible without a streak of aggression. Otherwise you circle the problem, but don't confront it.