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Philosophy Irrational Man Existentialism and the Limits of Reason

Why Study This Course?

We will explore the key themes raised in William Barrett?s ?Irrational Man, a book freely available on the internet.

Barrett discusses existentialism and its background, including the philosophical tradition to which existentialism was a reaction. He outlines the views of philosophers from Plato to Hegel, tracing the development of ideas about being, ontology, and metaphysics.

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