The edge of reason : a rational skeptic in an irrational world / Julian Baggini.
The edge of reason : a rational skeptic in an irrational world / Julian Baggini.
The edge of reason : a rational skeptic in an irrational world / Julian Baggini.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
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G 2016/3360
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English
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262 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2016]
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"Reason, long held as the highest human achievement, is under siege. According to Aristotle, the capacity for reason sets us apart from other animals, yet today it has ceased to be a universally admired faculty. Rationality and reason have become political, disputed concepts, subject to easy dismissal. Julian Baggini argues eloquently that we must...
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The edge of reason : a rational skeptic in an irrational world / Julian Baggini.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/3360
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74VKVqjrEbPd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqjrEbPd
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ISBN
0300208235 hardcover
9780300208238 hardcover
DDC
128.33
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991024010350202626
