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Robin Jeshion (UC Riverside) writes:
You often cite newspaper articles that are philosophically uninformed or dimwitted. Here's one that is terrific — sort of a mix of up-to-the-minute relevant Heidegger and a bit of Marx, with no jargon at all, and its well- written and extremely thought-provoking. Perhaps you'll find it as engaging as I did and worth flagging on your blog.
UPDATE: Neil Levy points out why the article's author may have become disillusioned with intellectual work.
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