#417 — Philosophy for Life

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Well, my first degree was in philosophy and my master's degree was at a an interdisciplinary centre and I wanted to combine philosophy and psychotherapy. That's what I was studying. So I did what a lot of people do. I had one run at it and then completely changed my mind. So I was trying to combine combine existential philosophy and psychoanalysis.

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