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“Thought, too, while scattering its traces, leaves the literalness of the world intact, leaves intact the pure literalness of objects, though it sends their meaning up in smoke. Shadowing the world - following the word like its shadow to cover up its tracks and to show that, behind its supposed ends, it is going nowhere. It is in this way that thought connects up with the event of the world - not with the occurrence of a totality that is nowhere to be found, but with the occurrence of the world as it is, in its unpredictable coming-to-pass. It is in this way that we attain to the literalness, the material imagining, of the world, by the elimination of whatever obstacle may be between the image and the gaze.”

Book:The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact

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The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact

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Jean Baudrillard

Jean Baudrillard was a French philosopher known for his critical studies on consumerism, media, and semiotics. His theories have had a profound impact on postmodernism and cultural studies. more

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Source: Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World

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Source: your life can be changed.: the true guide to become a change maker!

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Source: In Watermelon Sugar

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Book:A Room Called Earth

Source: A Room Called Earth

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Book:The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition

Source: The Book of Disquiet: The Complete Edition

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Source: The Guardians: Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King; E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core!; Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies

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Book:The Brothers Karamazov

Source: The Brothers Karamazov

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