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Précis of What’s the use of Philosophy?

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This précis provides a summary of the book, What’s the Use of Philosophy?

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  • James, W. (1897). The sentiment of rationality. In The Will to Believe and Other Essays, Harvard University Press [reprinted 1979].

  • Kant, I. (1787). Critique of Pure Reason. Cambridge University Press [reprinted 1988].

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Kitcher, P. Précis of What’s the use of Philosophy?. Philosophia (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-024-00754-0

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