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Thanks Justin for the question. The pressure I put on myself to be philosophical in a profound way affected my interactions with fellow academics. I […]
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I've wanted to be a philosopher since I was in Grade 5. I went into philosophy because I wanted to hunt for truth. I was […]
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Thanks for the very interesting comment, Bharath. I found this sentence especially intriguing: "I felt I lost the mundane pleasures of academia because I put […]
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Interesting post! Since it opens up space for sharing experiences, will take advantage. :) I was drawn to philosophy as a spiritual vocation. A way of […]
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