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Thomas Chatterton Williams on Reading, Practical Philosophy, and Embracing Contradiction | Approach Your Troubles Like Doctor

The Daily Stoic

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Is That What You Wanted to Know About Philosophy?

i wondered if that sort of, to me, earthy understanding of what philosophy actual is, if that clashed with what your ivy league professors, rund you know what i mean? It like. No, i didn't really clash so much. But then when it came time to decide whether i would pursue a doctrine in philosophy or not, i really was aware that i wanted to ask certain questions and address myself to more than a restricted readership. And has necessarily restict restricted if you go the academic rout yes. What isth sometimes you read these books and you're like, how many copies could this have possibly sold? And how many copies did you think was going to sell

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