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Susan Haack (1945 – 2026). And I.

I learned a couple days ago (here and here) that British philosopher Susan Haack had passed away on March 10 at the age of 80. As a graduate student in the 1980s, I learned a great deal from her book … Continue reading

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Modernity

Many philosophers and other authors use the term modernity for the state of civilization to which the later Enlightenment and the industrial revolution gave rise. The Enlightenment was fundamentally about the rise and presumed applicability of reason and empirical methods … Continue reading

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