There will scarcely be anyone who will not disagree with one or the other component of Lovecraft’s philosophical thought. Some will be offended by his atheism; others by his “fascism”; others by his emphasis on cultural traditionalism; and so on. But few can deny that Lovecraft’s views were well conceived, modified by constant reading and observation, and sharpened by vigorous debates with correspondents. No one wishes to claim for Lovecraft a leading place among philosophers—he remained, by his own admission, a layman in this discipline. But he pondered philosophical issues more rigorously
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