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Monday, 3 June 2013

Searle on Foucault & Bourdieu

When the purveyors themselves (apparently) confess that their writing is deliberately obscure then one has to wonder a little about their intellectual integrity. Or is that just a vulgar anglo-saxon caricature demonstrating my lack of appreciation of obscurantism as a legitimate academic lifestyle choice? Well, whatever, I'm with Searle on this one.
Posted by Colin at 02:29

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