# On the Influence of Ideas **URL:** **By** George H. Smith **Published:** June 27, 2018 --- George Smith discusses the issue of whether we should hold a philosopher responsible for the beliefs of those followers who agree with him. George Smith discusses the issue of whether we should hold a philosopher responsible for the beliefs of those followers who agree with him. [Originally published in essay form on February 26, 2016.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/influence-ideas)