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NEW POST! "Escape Velocity" by Duncan Pritchard (@EpistemicAngst) Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at @UCIrvine. firstgenphilosophers.com/contributions/…
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NEW POST! "Roll Me Away" by Nigel Pleasants, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the @UniofExeter firstgenphilosophers.com/contributions/…
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