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Samuel R. Delany - In a sense, modern philosophy is a...

In a sense, modern philosophy is a series of introductions to introductions to introductions, the movement between them controlled by the pro-tective/pro-textive play of forces about desire. (Samuel R. Delany)

In a sense, modern philosophy is a series of introductions to introductions to introductions, the movement between them controlled by the pro-tective/pro-textive play of forces about desire.

Samuel R. Delany

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