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Elend figured that he knew as much about political theory as any living man. He’d certainly read more about economics, studied more about governments, and held more political debates than anyone he knew. He understood all the theories about how to make a nation stable and fair, and had tried to implement those in his new kingdom. He just hadn’t realized how incredibly frustrating a parliamentary council would be.
Mistborn Trilogy
Brandon Sanderson
Admittedly, I have to schlep to the rover five times a day to check e-mail. They can get a message from Earth to Mars, but they can’t get it another ten meters to the Hab.
Husserl insisted that philosophy must proceed like science, from real issues and problems and not merely from the consideration of other philosophers’ works. Nevertheless, Husserl also conceived this ‘scientific’ enterprise as a non-empirical one. Rather, it is a conceptual exploration of perception, belief, judgement and other mental processes.
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
Philip Stokes
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