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Think by Simon Blackburn — WisdomDeck honest review
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Think

by Simon Blackburn

A compact introduction to the big philosophical problems: knowledge, mind, free will, self, God, reasoning. Clear and demanding.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Think slowly about hard things.
  2. Arguments have structure.
  3. Doubt is a tool.

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