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L'Art d'avoir toujours raison: La dialectique éristique - L'art de la controverse qui repose sur la distinction entre la vérité objective ... et l'apparence de vérité

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer

Arthur Schopenhauer was a prominent German philosopher born on February 22, 1788, and died on September 21, 1860. He is one of the most important figures in 19th-century German philosophy and is known for his unique pessimistic philosophical ideas. more

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