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Critical theory can be used to convey sophistication — but when it goes wrong, the whiff of pretension and arrogance is unmistakable

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The Making of Roger Scruton

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Nature rightly insists that we must learn from the tragedy of Jason Arday. Unfortunately the journal has learned the wrong lessons

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Günther Anders, the Philosopher at the End of the World

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The Beginning of the End of History

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Your Perception Of Time Is, In Fact, Warped

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