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Stanford, I had the good fortune to study with Richard Rorty,
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air

in the advanced political cultures of the Enlightenment tradition the creation of knowledge can and should be paramount, and the idea that representative government depends on proportionate representation in the legislature is unequivocally a mistake.
David Deutsch • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
Le commun des mortels, dont font partie les philosophes (qui, à leurs propres yeux, précisément, ne sont pas des sages), doit s'orienter péniblement dans l'incertitude de la vie quotidienne, en opérant des choix qui semblent raisonnablement, c'est-à-dire vraisemblablement, justifiés340.
Pierre Hadot • La Citadelle intérieure : Introduction aux Pensées de Marc Aurèle (Essais) (French Edition)
Even the way people give and receive arguments is coded by cultural norms; the default expectation of “rational” deliberation has been challenged by various scholars, who argue that those who regularly engage that way are often whiter, more educated, and more economically well off. As such, deliberative processes still often proceed along lines of... See more
Humphrey Obuobi • Addressing Power Imbalances in Deliberation
Paul Ricoeur and the Task of Political Philosophy (Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur)
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Aphorisms & Witticisms
Sterling Proffer • 1 card
On Ideas
Justin Reidy • 6 cards
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