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Experts Are Searching for a 19th-Century Philosopher’s Strange Memorial Rings
Jeremy Bentham requested that rings containing locks of his hair be sent to 26 people. He also wanted his body to be put on display
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Unfinished Volume of Foucault’s ‘History of Sexuality’ Released in France
Foucault did not want the work to be published posthumously, but his family and heirs decided that the time had come for the book to be released
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Why a Collection of Simone de Beauvoir’s Love Letters Was Just Sold to Yale
The 112 letters were written to filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, who had a seven-year relationship with the French philosopher
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Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
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First Center for Empathy and Art Launched in Minneapolis
The center will bring together researchers, artists, historians and philosophers to learn how art museums can promote empathy and understanding
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Karl Marx Is the World’s Most Influential Scholar
When compared on equal footing, Marx stands out above the crowd
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