Beyond The Agora

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The Best Books About Immanuel Kant: Understanding a Philosophical Giant

The Best Books About Immanuel Kant Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was one of the most influential Western philosophers in history. He…

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The Essential Books About Socrates Socrates (469-399 BC) was one of the most influential ancient philosophers. We have no writings…

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Who Was Michel Foucault? Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philosopher and theorist, best known for criticising institutions and power…

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What does it mean to live a happy life? Before modern psychology, and the trillions of self-help books you see…

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The Importance of Voltaire and Rousseau Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were two of the most influential thinkers of the 18th…

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Who Was Zeno of Elea? Zeno lived around 490-430 BC and was a student of Parmenides. He lived in Elea…

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Who Was Simone De Beauvoir? Simone De Beauvoir (1908-1986) was an existentialist philosopher (someone who thought that people were the…

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The ‘teleological argument‘ is perhaps the most time-endurant philosophical argument for the existence of god. Often referred to as the…