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The End of History

If Books Could Kill

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The Thymotic Self Requires Recognition, Okay?

"This is the worst fucking type of writing. It's just gibberish," says Michael Wolraich, author of "Thymos" The book uses the term thymus 243 times throughout its 450-page length. 'That's more than they say the word fuck in the departed,' writes Wolraich. "'The desire for recognition arising out of thymos is a deeply paradoxical phenomenon', he adds.'

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