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Examined Lives By James Miller Philosophies

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A major aspect of philosophy is whether or not different philosophies are even relevant to what may be happening in the world or, depending on when they were thought of, if they were ever of any relevance. A philosophy needs to be tested in order to find out if it is something that can be lived by. The best person test a philosophy is the philosopher themself. The book Examined Lives by James Miller discusses how a philosopher lived and how their philosophies may have been influenced. Each philosopher covered seems to be building off of Socrates or a philosopher before their time. It also covers their life and what others may have thought about them or what they may have done in their life. For some of the philosophers it is still uncertain
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