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My fave line: "So what was once tacit and implicit came to be made explicit through a difficult and painful process." this feels like it is one of those important types of wisdoms which is always true, even if we don't want it to be.

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A fascinating topic. I’m looking forward to reading more about this.

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Thanks so much for reading Caroline! I'd love to hear any questions if you have them.

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I'm interested to know exactly how Durkheim's anthropological research challenged the idea of logic as absolute. What kind of research did he do?

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Also, I loved the analogy with Athena bursting forth from Zeus's head.

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Thank you! I wondered how this view of logic as not absolute but changing aligns with Hegel and his historical view of the evolution of consciousness.

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Hi Nina! Thanks so much for the question. I have to admit I have not yet looked deeply into Hegel, but my sense is that he will provide a bridge between Rousseau and Marx, Feuerbach, and Nietzsche, all of whom see consciousness as changing over time. I started to look into an ancient thread too (Hesiod, Genesis, Lucretius) but haven't finished that thinking yet :) Do you know if Hegel discusses logic in Phenomenology of Spirit?

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