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How Emil Utitz salvaged his humanity in a non-human world

13 mins | Jan 1, 2021
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Freedom lies in the courage to remain conscious. In this intriguing piece for Psyche magazine, philosophy lecturer Tereza Matějčková reflects on how an 'as-if’ philosophy of imagination, fiction and reality helped the Czech-German philosopher Emil Utitz survive the Holocaust.

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