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    The Termite With New Wing
    The Termite With New Wing
    The Termite With New Wing
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    The Termite With New Wing

    By Laszlo Katona

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    This book is about science. I mean about the idolatry of science. No, I mean, about the idolatry of materialism. Or about the idolatry of the prohibition of idolatry.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaszlo Katona
    Release dateNov 11, 2019
    ISBN9781393664864
    The Termite With New Wing
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    Laszlo Katona

    When I applied to the university to learn philosophy, every adult smiled politely and said, "It's nice, but what are you going to make of it?" In that year, in 1972, the whole faculty of philosophy - including the professors - was enlisted in military service, so, I missed becoming a Marxist philosopher.

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