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On Being Read | Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
A philosophical work — especially one drawn from a life — is never simply understood. It is received and interpreted through the concerns of the reader. And in a careful reading, one may come to see not only what was intended, but also something … Continue reading
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Hunting Eichmann
Hunting Eichmann This is not a book review, despite the book title above. I haven’t read the book, only watched a talk before a packed hall by Neal Bascomb, the author of Hunting Eichmann, on a C-Span history program last … Continue reading
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A Rich and Novel Treatment of an All-important Subject!
A Rich and Novel Treatment of an All-important Subject! Amazon Customer Review of Abigail L Rosenthal’s A Good Look at Evil. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2018. By Jonathan Weidenbaum, Ph.D., School of Liberal Arts, Berkeley College, NYC I first received this … Continue reading
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