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The Magic of Reality
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Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
Richard's article on the Great Ape Project (Gaps in the Mind) is one of my favourite works of his. He takes a concept which postmodern philosophers approach from various sides with endless wibble -- the arbitrariness of our cultural categories of thought, in this case about species -- and cuts right to it with a vivid image that makes the point utterly clear.
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