A Little Book for New Philosophers: Why and How to Study Philosophy (Little Books)
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A Little Book for New Philosophers: Why and How to Study Philosophy (Little Books)
Philosophy, almost by definition, is preoccupied with our craving after some form of certainty or knowledge, a desire to find a once-and-for-all basis of understanding the world. That has traditionally led Western philosophers to pursue a foundation for knowledge. For something to qualify as a foundation for knowledge, that something must somehow b
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