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WHY STUDYING THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY MATTERS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 December 2021

Anna Marmodoro
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Abstract

The debate over whether and how philosophers of today may usefully engage with philosophers of the past is nearly as old as the history of philosophy itself. Does the study of the history of philosophy train or corrupt the budding philosopher's mind? Why study the history of philosophy? And, how to study the history of philosophy? I discuss some mainstream approaches to the study of the history of philosophy (with special focus on ancient philosophy), before explicating the one I adopt and commend.

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Think , Volume 21 , Issue 60 , Spring 2022 , pp. 5 - 20
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2021

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