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We New Moderns: A Forward Philosophy Blog

We new moderns might suspect a crumbling edifice. We might even yearn for a Truth again, for a fire and a Prometheus perceived with an absolute conviction rather than an Odysseus who washed up on our shores for a day, telling tales.
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