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About William Egginton

William Egginton is the Decker Professor in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins, and author of "The Splintering of the American Mind: Identity Politics, Inequality, and Community on Today’s College Campuses."
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Artificial Ignorance
2 years ago

Artificial Ignorance

Since the dawn of the computer age scientists, philosophers, and authors have warned of the day when thinking machines would rival and eventually surpass human intelligence. In the most nightmarish …
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Diversity and the Weaponization of Identity Politics
6 years ago

Diversity and the Weaponization of Identity Politics

Despite its success in the midterm elections, the Democratic Party continues to be divided, with one faction seeming to focus on the economic plight of working families and the other …
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What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Zombies?
10 years ago

What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Zombies?

Legions of cultural critics are focusing the beam of Marxist-inflected critical theory on the mass-cultural phenomenon of zombies. And what a phenomenon they have become. Zombies—the rambling, post-apocalyptic, multitudinous variety, …
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