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Show Clio the Money!
In lobbying for the historical profession, it's all about the dead presidents.
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Listening to the Witness
Scott McLemee listens to the ethical implications of Paul Ricoeur's thought and example.
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Remembering Ricoeur
One of France's great philosophers died last week. So when do the denunciations start?
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The Consecrated Heretic
This year is the double anniversary of Sartre's birth and death. Scott McLemee finds no exit from his legacy.
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Information, Please
Reference books are the lowest form of scholarship. That makes reading them a guilty pleasure, Scott McLemee confesses.
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Isn't It Ironic?
Right after 9/11, the obituaries started to appear: Irony, the reports said, was dead. Either that or in really bad...