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John Preston is Professor of philosophy at the University of Reading. He has written books on Kuhn and Feyerabend and runs a number of long-term research projects focussed on Wittgenstein’s life and ideas.

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John Preston is Professor of philosophy at the University of Reading. He has written books on Kuhn and Feyerabend and runs a number of long-term research projects focussed on Wittgenstein’s life and ideas.

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