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refugee
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Posted: November 16 2011 at 12:13 | |
Not exactly … his books were more for other academics, I think, but still he wrote some books that are fairly famous (at least among people interested in these things).
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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refugee
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Posted: November 16 2011 at 15:28 | |
BUMP
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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someone_else
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Posted: November 17 2011 at 07:27 | |
Was he born in Africa?
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refugee
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Posted: November 17 2011 at 07:46 | |
Yes!
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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someone_else
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Posted: November 17 2011 at 13:38 | |
... I am a bit tired of querying these philosphers of whom I know hardly anything at all.
Nevertheless I found one African-born European philosopher who died in the 21st century at an age between 60 and 80: Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), who was French and born in Algeria. So I guess this is the one.
Edited by someone_else - November 17 2011 at 13:39 |
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refugee
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Posted: November 18 2011 at 04:01 | |
Derrida is the man! He held a lecture in Oslo some 20 years ago. If I remember correctly, he talked about the impossibility of being bilingual. It was rather difficult to grasp … |
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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desistindo
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Posted: November 18 2011 at 11:58 | |
Id like to read something about him someday. Any specif work i should read?
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refugee
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Posted: November 18 2011 at 12:46 | |
He has written more than 40 books. The most famous is probably Of Grammatology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Grammatology If you read French, you could read it in original which is always better, of course. If you want an easy introduction, try Derrida for Beginners by Jim Powell. And I’m no expert at all. I find him fascinating, but quited dense and not always easy to follow. I read his Plato’s Pharmacy many years ago when I studied literature: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_Pharmacy#As_a_Derridian_term Good luck! (PS I must admit that I was impressed by someone_else when he found the right answer without more information. Bravo!) |
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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desistindo
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 02 2010 Status: Offline Points: 4321 |
Posted: November 18 2011 at 13:02 | |
Thanks a lot! Yeah, i think someone_else works for CIA. |
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refugee
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Posted: November 18 2011 at 13:05 | |
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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someone_else
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 08:26 | |
OK, Time for the next round:
Real person, male, still alive.
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refugee
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 08:53 | |
Is he an artist?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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someone_else
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 09:13 | |
No.
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refugee
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 09:21 | |
Is he a politician?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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desistindo
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 10:53 | |
Is he more than 50 years old?
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someone_else
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 14:09 | |
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refugee
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 14:22 | |
Is he European?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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desistindo
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Posted: November 20 2011 at 15:03 | |
Is he famous for TV appearances?
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someone_else
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Posted: November 21 2011 at 02:37 | |
No.
Not necessarily. Of course he appeared quite often on TV for some time. Edited by someone_else - November 21 2011 at 02:37 |
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refugee
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Posted: November 21 2011 at 02:49 | |
Is he American?
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
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