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3. Knowledge and understanding
Catherine Wilson
in Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction
The Epicureans regarded the alleviation of suffering, and especially the suffering produced by fear and anxiety, as the most important contribution of philosophy to life. If all phenomena, ...
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5. How can we think more clearly?
Michael Beaney
in Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short introduction
Analytic philosophy places great emphasis on clarity. But what does ‘clarity’ mean and how can we think more clearly? How does clarity connect with other virtues of analytic philosophy? ...
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5. The ‘postmodern condition’
Christopher Butler
in Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction
‘The postmodern condition’ concludes this study of postmodernism. The ‘postmodern condition’ is one in which the global condition of societies is seen, not as determined by traditional ...
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1. The Enlightenment
John Robertson
in The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction
‘The Enlightenment’ describes the varying definitions of Enlightenment, how it has been reconstructed as a historical phenomenon, and explains why it has been so contested. The ...
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2. Background
Roger Scruton
in Spinoza: A Very Short Introduction
Spinoza did not think in a historical vacuum or without reference to conceptions whose meaning has clouded with time and whose plausibility is no longer obvious. ‘Background’ looks at what ...
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