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Lost Languages, the Aesthetics of Pain, and More

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Lost Languages, the Aesthetics of Pain, and More

Being able to read a script is not the same as understanding the language itself.

Jan 5
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Richard Bernstein considered Arendt, Rorty, and Habermas not just philosophical interlocutors. They were also his friends... more »

Lost languages. Linear Elamite was finally decrypted last summer. But being able to read a script is not the same as understanding the language itself... more »

Achilles tore at his hair; Edvard Munch painted blank faces. The…

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