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Democracy does not speak in unison; its tunes are dissonant, and necessarily so. It is not a predictable process; it must

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May 20,2021

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Lives are by definition precarious: they can be expunged at will or by accident; their persistence is in no sense guaranteed.

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 Lives are by definition precarious: they can be expunged at will or by accident; their persistence is in no sense guaranteed.

Jan 21,2021

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In the philosophical tradition that begins with Plato and continues through Descartes, Husserl, and Sartre, the

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 In the philosophical tradition that begins with Plato and continues through Descartes, Husserl, and Sartre, the

Jan 14,2021

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We do things with language, produce effects with language, and we do things to language, but language is also the thing that

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 We do things with language, produce effects with language, and we do things to language, but language is also the thing that

Dec 22,2020

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Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread.

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 Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread.

Nov 24,2020

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An active and sensate democracy requires that we learn how to read well, not just texts but images and sounds, to

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 An active and sensate democracy requires that we learn how to read well, not just texts but images and sounds, to

Oct 31,2020

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