Being Inclined

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erudite, clearly written, and well-argued. It is rich in the history of philosophy and in philosophical ideas. * Leonard Lawlor, Journal of the History of Philosophy * Mark Sinclair continues the rediscovery of Felix Ravaisson that has been apparent for quite a few years in Anglophone philosophy. Focused on the principal text of the French philosopher, Of Habit (1838), Sinclair displays a healthy propensity to read the authors of the past as interlocutors for contemporary debates without decontextualizing their thought. He also shows how it can be productive to ignore the barriers that have been erected over the years between analytic philosophy and other traditions in European philosophy. * Tullio Viola, Revue philosophique * Sinclair's monograph on Ravaisson is original in that it combines conceptual precision, historical contextualization and perspective through confrontation with contemporary philosophy. He shows Ravaisson's immense influence on twentieth century philosophy, but also his originality and topicality. . . . Sinclair's work thus seems to me not only relevant, but also necessary: it restores Ravaisson's philosophy to its rightful place, while at the same time incisively questioning contemporary theories. * Mathilde Tahar, Notre Dame Philosophical Revivews * Being Inclined is erudite, clearly written, and well-argued. It is rich in the history of philosophy and in philosophical ideas. * Leonard Lawlor, Journal of the History of Philosophy *