Philosopher Sidney Hook likened her certainty to "the way philosophy is written in the Soviet Union", and author Gore Vidal called her viewpoint "nearly perfect in its immorality".
fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ sˈɪdni hˈʊk lˈaɪkənd hɜː sˈɜːtənti tuː "ðə wˈeɪ fɪlˈɑːsəfi ɪz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪnðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən", ænd ˈɔːθɚ ɡˈoːɹ vˈɪdəl kˈɔːld hɜː vjˈuːpɔɪnt "nˌɪɹli pˈɜːfɛkt ɪn ɪts ɪməɹˈælᵻɾi".