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Old 05-22-2008, 06:57 PM   #219
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The questions ask students to analyse one of Descartes' proofs of the existence of God, his mind-body dualism (with particular reference to problems of interaction), Plato on mimesis, Hume on causality, Hume on ideas of the self... the usual stuff for a philosophy 101 course with an emphasis on metaphysics. ...
I'm currently reading The Yiddish Policemen's Union and there's a line in there I've just read that made me think of another teacher (Philosophy), and, now, you...

"...raucous chains of Verbover girls vehement and clannish as schools of philosophy"

Mister Chabon is getting into his stride now, and this book is warming up nicely (which is good, considering its geography).

Cheers,
Marc
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