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Jan 2021
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How I got into Theory and Philosophy

DAVID GUIGNION
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*Had to re-upload this because previous file was broken*

Hi all, got lots of people asking about how I got into this stuff so I just thought I'd share my super banal story, lol.

Peterson essay: https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/11

Thesis: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5780/ 

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