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Ernest Gellner

"The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry."

Ernest Gellner, British Philosopher
American, Obscurity, Paris, Production
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"The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry."

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