While I was away from the Corner last week I was listening to The Story of Philosophy on CD in the car. It’s not the best listening, but you do pick up some tidbits. One thing which got me thinking was Durant’s point that Epicurus was no Epicurean. He relished the intellect and warned against pursuing baser pleasures. It dawned on me that there might be a long list of philosophical schools and the like which shouldn’t have the names they have. While Comstock was a comstock, Orwell was no Orwellian. While Judge Bork is Borkian, he’s not a borker — but that’s a little different.

Anyway, any Cornerites want to suggest some other examples? Sounds like the sort of thing Derb would be very good at.