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(noun) otherness / (noun) the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation

164

If we take the argument a step further, we face the possibility that the humanities are actually countereconomic; the notion of alterity and sympathy, taken seriously, would undo the profit motive and put a fair amount of grit into the workings of economic activity

—p.164 On Menand and Nussbaum (161) missing author
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If we take the argument a step further, we face the possibility that the humanities are actually countereconomic; the notion of alterity and sympathy, taken seriously, would undo the profit motive and put a fair amount of grit into the workings of economic activity

—p.164 On Menand and Nussbaum (161) missing author
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4 years, 11 months ago

a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain

177

a palimpsest of texts

—p.177 On Tom McCarthy (169) missing author
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a palimpsest of texts

—p.177 On Tom McCarthy (169) missing author
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4 years, 11 months ago

(adjective) lacking nutritive value / devoid of significance or interest; dull / naive, simplistic, and superficial

180

McCarthy's necronautical games seem the more jejune

—p.180 On Tom McCarthy (169) missing author
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McCarthy's necronautical games seem the more jejune

—p.180 On Tom McCarthy (169) missing author
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4 years, 11 months ago