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Are Oxford Handbooks a good source for study?

>> No.14400821
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14400821

No. Fuck academia and fuck the Ivy League in particular

>> No.14400831

>>14400811
You’re going to get a lot of butthurt people here who don’t like academia for some reason. Might not be the best place to ask.

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>>14400811
Why?
>>14400831
It's the only place where I can talk about this

>> No.14400998

bump

>> No.14402035

>>14400831
>for some reason.
Good fucking lord.

>> No.14402064

>>14400831
>for some reason
KYS tranny

>> No.14402178
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Yes for an intro into contemporary analytic philosophy. Or just generally the anglo-american academic zeitgeist on a particular topic. They also tend to include a historical survey, but again, within the context of what is considered historically important by the current academic established. I think they're are good as reference material, though I'm not sure if I'd read them cover to cover.

>> No.14402234

>>14400831
>You’re going to get a lot of butthurt people here who don’t like academia for some reason
Because it's the modern day equivalent of the church.

>> No.14402979

I don’t dislike the essays in most Oxford Handbooks but I typically read Stanford Encyclopedia online and then find other secondary literature to the topic I am researching other than something in the vein of Oxford Handbook.
Often times I end up reading actual books by one of the essay auhors from the oxford handbook though.