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Feb 2010
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1.1 An Introduction to General Philosoph...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students. 
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