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How to find your way through 2,600 years of philosophy

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One of the biggest problems any new learner faces is that overwhelming feeling of standing on the shoreline looking out to sea. You want to learn astrophysics, zoology, or economics — where do you start? What ideas come first? Which thinkers are core and which are super niche?
Philosophy is no different. If anything, it’s worse. Because a lot of people know a few philosophers or have read a few books and quotes. Millions have watched the first season of True Detective. But when faced with the va

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