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"Just as philosophy begins with doubt, so also a life that may be called human begins with irony" so wrote Kierkegaard. While we commonly think of irony as a figure of speech where someone says one thing and means the opposite, the concept of irony has long played a more fundamental role in the tradition of philosophy, a role that goes back to Socrates ??? the originator and exemplar of the urbane ironic life. But what precisely is Socratic irony and what relevance, if any, does it have for us today? Bernstein begins his ...

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    • Title: Ironic Life by Richard J. Bernstein
    • Publisher: Polity
    • Print ISBN: 9781509505739, 1509505733
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    • Edition: 2016 1st edition
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