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> But after May 68 there was revulsion at the aspiration for such
>theoretical knowledge as a wish for epistemological superiority over
>the untutored masses.
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No suprise there. Especially since the superiority claimed wasn't just
"epistemological."
Every society has its mandarins. If people are not longer convinced that the mandarins should run the show, that's a good thing.
Joanna