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Benjamin Lyons's avatar

Your account of Inwood's office reminded me of the office of my professor Phillip Ennis when I was doing research for his book "The Seventh Stream; the Emergence of Rocknroll in American Popular Music." Of course books were piled everywhere, but what I remember best was the large filing cabinet with a large Post It note attached with read "Durkheim behind cabinet." The volume probably fell there years ago, but instead of retrieving it Phil figured he would just leave a note so he could locate it if he ever need it.

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William H. Capitan's avatar

Beautifully well told. Reminds me of my days with British philosophers. That is very much what I experienced when learning that I was supposed to think for myself while relying on what the greats had already done for me. Frankena and Stevenson were my teachers as Michigan. Brings back both very fond and somewhat fearful moments.

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