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Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Claim of "Isms"

It’s easy to see what’s wrong with humanism and rationalism (or, if you like, humanity and rationality). But what’s wrong with humans? And reason?

Posted by Evan at 11:30 AM

Labels: Humanism, Rationality

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