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Christian Beighton

0 Sapere Aude

Christian Beighton

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While some claim that “…Western philosophy, for which the subject-object dialectic, the Cartesian viewpoint, and the absolute I-know-it-all attitude still hold massive sway”, “Cartesian doubt is a systematic process of being skeptical about the truth of one's beliefs”. This presentation asks why Enlightenment thought continues to be so misrepresented.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Cancel culture
Free speech
The Enlightenment

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