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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: William Hazlitt - Philosopher

The Essay: William Hazlitt - Philosopher: Episode 3: Hazlitt and the Fate of Modern Philosophy

William Hazlitt - Philosopher

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Episode 3: Hazlitt and the Fate of Modern Philosophy

Hazlitt and the Fate of Modern Philosophy

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Talk exploring how Hazlitt came to question all the main tenets of 'modern philosophy'.

Jonathan Ree explores how Hazlitt came to question all the main tenets of 'modern philosophy', preferring doubt to certainty.

Series of talks arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher as well as a great essayist. Historian Jonathan Ree explores how Hazlitt, once a committed believer in rational Christianity and political radicalism, soon came to question all the main tenets of 'modern philosophy', preferring doubt to certainty.

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Series arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher and a great essayist

Series of talks by philosopher and historian Jonathan Ree arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher as well as a great essayist

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