However, Cleary said that because many people take Rand's ideas seriously, philosophers "need to treat the Ayn Rand phenomenon seriously" and provide refutations rather than ignoring her.
haʊˈɛvɚ, klˈɪɹi sˈɛd ðæt bɪkˈʌz mˈɛni pˈiːpəl tˈeɪk ɹˈændz aɪdˈiəz sˈɪɹiəsli, fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz "nˈiːd tə tɹˈiːt ðɪ ˈaɪn ɹˈænd fɪnˈɑːmɪnən sˈɪɹiəsli" ænd pɹəvˈaɪd ɹᵻfjuːtˈeɪʃənz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪɡnˈoːɹɪŋ hɜː.