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Tragedy is formed 'round ideas it does not expound, and to understand its history is, in some part, to understand those ideas and their place in the society that produced it.

~Bernard Williams

Topics: Does Formed History Ideas Part Place Produced Round Society Some Those Tragedy Understand

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Contemporary moral philosophy has found an original way of being boring, which is by not discussing moral issues at all.

~Bernard Williams

Topics: Being Boring Contemporary Discussing Found Issues Moral Original Philosophy Way Which

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Philosopher

Born: September 21st, 1929

Died: June 10th, 2003

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