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'When we think, we make categories - that is how we make things thinkable. We sort reality into orders and hierarchies, from the lowest angels to the highest. This is obviously useful, because everyone does it. In the west, we trace the tradition back to Aristotle.'  (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Overland no. 234 Autumn 2019 16558920 2019 periodical issue

    'As I write this, we are still in mourning from a rightwing terror attack on Christchurch that took many lives, and damaged us all. Two weeks ago today, the true and brutal nature of fascism yet again showed its hideous visage.' (Jacinda Woodhead : Editorial introduction)

    2019
    pg. 30-31
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