"The interface between an industrial economy and the biosphere is what the industrial nation state can’t handle. So the new culture isn't based on nation state turf; it's based on biological, ecologica…"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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philosophy

"The Science of Myth, an interview."

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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science

"Audio cassette sales of Thompson's lectures"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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family

"Thompson's Curriculum Vitae"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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family

"In the shift from direct democracy to representational democracy, the printed book became an embodiment of thought for the physically absent author; and so the popular art form of the popular book and…"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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politics

"The Evolution of William Irwin Thompson Cultural Historian a 2006 essay by Joy E. Stocke"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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"In Europe, you do philosophy by performing discourse on another guy's text, and so Derrida will go over Heidegger, and Habermas will extend Marx's corpus; but in America you could never get away with …"

— William Irwin Thompson

Philosophy1938–2020

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1938
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2020
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