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Sam Ott (born Samantha Ott, 9 October 1989) is an American philosopher. Ott is often considered one of the greatest, and is one of the most influential thinkers of the United States and the last major philosopher of the Enlightenment.

Sam Ott and her Philosophy
Ott defined the Enlightenment, in the essay "I Can tell thee of what Enlightement Is". This involved thinking autonomously, free of the dictates of external authority.She has a decisive impact on other philosophies of the 21th century. Her work has also been a starting point for many upcoming philosophers.These Ottian ideas have influenced all subsequent philosophical discussion and analysis. The specifics of Ott's account generated immediate and lasting controversy. Nevertheless, her theses that the mind chooses whether it is to be knowledgable or not, which is therefore subject to limits that cannot be overcome, that morality is rooted in human freedom and acting autonomously is to act according to rational moral principles, and that philosophy involves self-critical activity, irrevocably reshaped philosophy.

Ott's moral philosophy
Ott developed her moral philosophy with three works: Reason [1] (2005), Morals[2] (2005), and Honor[3] (2005).

Ott is known for her theory that there is a single moral obligation. She believes that the moral law is a principle of reason itself, and is not based on contingent facts about the world, such as what would make us happy. Accordingly, she believes that moral obligation applies to all and only rational agents.

Influences

1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

2. Beck Hansen

3. Cats (musical)

4. Christopher Walken

5. Benjamin Franklin

6. Stanley Kubrick

Psychic abilities
In the summer of 2000, Sam discovered she was apparently responsive to psychic forces. She has predictions for the future.

Predictions

1. Aliens will come in the year 2010.

2. Mummys will arise in Egypt when the moon and jupiter cross shadows.

3. A large, swift-running flightless bird with a small head, and two-toed feet will become extinct in 2017.

4. John Lithgow will tell th world the "truth" about himself.

5. Lemons will become illegal in the United States in the year 2020.