The Great Conversation:Democracy By Matt McKeown Almost every nation in the world today calls itself a democracy, and almost none agree on how to define the term. Democracy […]
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HumeAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown In Hume, the Enlightenment produced a surprising enigma. ❧ Full name: David Hume, né Home [dā-vĭd hūm {the Home → Hume change
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The Great Conversation:Universal & Particular By Gabriel Blanchard Here we have, arguably, the single oldest discussion in philosophy. Philosophy as we know it was born in Ionia (a
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KierkegaardAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Kierkegaard is one of the hardest figures on our Author Bank—and yet widely beloved. ❧ Full name: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard [sõ-rĕn äb-yĕ
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The Great Conversation: Necessity & Contingency By Gabriel Blanchard Though the pair may sound abstract, the ideas of necessity and contingency are interwoven with a vast range of
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MontaigneAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Belief and skepticism strike us as opposites, but paradox is a familiar element in belief. ❧ Full name and title: Michel Eyquem,
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The Great Conversation: Idea—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard The pendulum of Western thought continues to swing between Plato and Aristotle, yet from radically different pivots … Go here
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JamesAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown The work of William James has shaped all later discussions of academic fields from psychotherapy to mysticism. ❧ Full name: William James
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PascalAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In a career of just over twenty years, Pascal changed the direction of European thought. ❧ Full name: Blaise Pascal [blāz päs-käł;
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The Great Conversation: Chance By Gabriel Blanchard Chance is one of those strange ideas that seems quite natural as long as you aren’t thinking about it. The general
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