Absolute Nonsense

International Journal of Philosophical Practice 2 (4):10-19 (2005)
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This paper shows how Logic-Based Therapy can constructively employ philosophical theories (such as those of Augustine, Aquinas, Spinoza, Hume, and Epictetus) as potent antidotes to the fallacy of Demanding Perfection.

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10.5840/ijpp2005248

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