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Mar 2025
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#100 Philosopher Shootout - 16 Thinkers,...

Alex J O'Connor
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For episode 100 of Within Reason, I'm joined by Joe Folley, from the YouTube Channel "Unsolicited Advice", to tackle a completely arbitrary and ridiculous tournament of thinkers, each of whom are to some degree relevant to the show. Joe graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic, in 2023. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
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