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13 April, 2011

Kant and Hegel: some nice, fun, light reading.

Before I begin, I'd like to personally thank whatever may remain of Immanuel Kant for saving my bacon during my A-Level Philosophy exam. Without a vague, semi coherent allusion to his work which I lovingly peppered with 'categorical imperative' and 'ethical maxim' every so often like a master chef, I doubt that I'd have managed a half-decent grade. Thanks Kant. Hegel, I owe you nothing.
Both Kant and Hegel are German idealist philosophers, meaning their philosophy is based around the idea that human experience of the world is only a rough approximation of what actually exists.

Work experience.

I finished my work experience at a local paper on Thursday, and thought I'd share what I've learned with you good people. I enjoyed it a lot, and got to experience first-hand what our lecturers have been trying to drum into us for months.