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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Forpseud!

An occasional posting inspired by the delicious column Forsooth! in  RSS News.

Which Professor of Sociology describes his understanding of our discipline in the following way?

"Sociology is for me in essence the ironic depiction of the ironies of human existence, that is, an ironic take on historical irony".

Forsooth! 
Posted by Colin at 02:07

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