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A Short History of Modern Philosophy From Descartes to Wittgenstein ,2nd edition ebook can be used to learn Modern Philosophy, Cartesian Revolution, rationalism, Descartes, spinoza, Leibniz, Empiricism, Locke, Berkeley, Moral science, Hume, Kant, Idealism, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Political Transformation, Political Philosophy, Utilitarianism, Marx, Frege, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Wittgenstein.

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