"A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before."

Jean-Francois Lyotard, French Philosopher

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"A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before."

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