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Philosophy Then

Looking to the Past

Peter Adamson on when philosophers write history.

Being a historian of philosophy, I have a soft spot for philosophers who were also historians. I don’t mean those who wrote about the history of philosophy, though I admit it is flattering to be in the company of figures like G.W.F. Hegel and Bertrand Russell.

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