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Another short book

Science!

"When human beings and animals understood one another, we were all free."

"Being born was a shock from which I never recovered." Relatable.

Enjoying the first bit of non-political-theory nonfiction for a long time!

"[Reason] now enhances the efficiency of domination. The great project of Western speculative thought - to render humanity self-conscious - stands before a huge abyss: a yawning chasm into which the self and consciousness threaten to disappear." Fiyah.

Could really do with finishing some books soon rather than just starting more.......

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beach read

Is self-inflicting even a short Habermas book on yourself a form of self-harm?

I figured that it wasn't enough to be reading just one french tome at a time

hard not to be moved by the subject matter and Arendt's considered yet passionate prose

All the advanced economic theory I've been reading has been leaving me feeling a little out of my depth...

Are you even woke if you've not read Horkheimer?