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Philosophy: The Classics

Author Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics which is an introduction to 27 key works in the history of Philosophy

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Descartes - Meditations

Descartes - Meditations

Can I know anything for certain? Can I even be sure that I exist? Descartes pushed scepticism to its limits in his Medit... Read more

30 May 2007

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Machiavelli - The Prince

Machiavelli - The Prince

Is this just a handbook for psychopaths, or a satirical attack on his contemporaries, or did Machiavelli have a moral me... Read more

24 May 2007

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Rousseau - Social Contract

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Boethius - The Consolation of Philosophy

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