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lineage
bios
zoe
arche-life
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Abstract
This article presents one dialogue and three essays about life. The first section solves an antinomy about the meaning of life , based on the type/token distinction. The second section proposes another solution to the antinomy, referring to Deleuze's notion of repetition. The third section address altruism by referring to Derrida's notion of deconstruction. The final section proposes a naturalistic solution to Meillassoux's spectral dilemma.
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