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RV Young on changes in Freshman composition over the past 40 years. HT Martin at Vital Remnants
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Two Kinds of Freedom
Posted on September 10, 2010 by Andrew Kern
Human history and the human psyche reveal two conditions that we describe using the word freedom. They are, however, very different conditions. The first is what I will call, borrowing the word from Kierkegaard, “aesthetic freedom.” This is the freedom of the adolescent and is characterized by the right to avoid making choices. For example, [...]
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