by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ Of all things the measure is man, of the things that are, that they are, and of things that are
Author: Daniel Kaufman
I am a Professor of Philosophy at Missouri State University and Publisher and Editor of The Electric Agora, an online magazine, devoted to philosophy, the humanities, and popular culture.
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