by
Mark Greif
On Food
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Holocene
(en)
the current geological epoch which started some 11,500 years ago when the glaciers began to retreat
it had been a basic condition for all human societies since the early Holocene
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it had been a basic condition for all human societies since the early Holocene
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apothegm
(en)
a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism
the frightening apothegm of one last health-food advertisement
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the frightening apothegm of one last health-food advertisement
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privatistic
(en)
concerned with ideas or issues only in so far as they affect one as an individual; self-interested, individualistic
Pollan's critique becomes increasingly privatistic as the book advances
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Pollan's critique becomes increasingly privatistic as the book advances
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Burkean
(en)
pertaining to the ideas of Edmund Burke, Irish politician and philosopher; widely regarded as the philosophical founder of modern conservatism
imputation
(en)
the attributing of actions to a source, often involving actions that are criminal; accusation