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A Comic Book for 17th-Century Philosophy
Eliane Mitchell
07 February 2018
Interested in learning more about 17th-century philosophy, but from a graphic novel? Father-son duo Steven Nadler, a professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, and Ben Nadler, an illustrator, co-authored Heretics!—a graphic novel that explains the history of philosophy during this period. If you need a quick brush-up or fun introduction to Copernicanism or René Descartes's dualism, the Nadlers have made 17th-century scholarship accessible to a broad audience.
Check out a chapter from Heretics! (courtesy of The Atlantic) here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/a-graphic-novel-abou...
Comments (1)
NinaDov7
Sunday, January 19, 2025 -- 5:54 AM
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