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Of course he did. It's a valuable, probably essential, skill for any social animal.
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I was just pointing out philosophers like Foucault seem to have forgotten what Socrates already knew which is that 'man is a social animal' (he said
zoon politikon
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A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality
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