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Mar 2023
43m 13s

The march towards Eastern idealism

Nadia Hassan
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Today’s article dives into the Western world’s history with consciousness and its still evolving relationship with this subject. It goes on to chart a seeming progression within this region towards Eastern idealist thought, while drawing what the author sees as key similarities and differences in these far-flung disciplines. 

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