Journalism has become a great god of the period, and gods h… - William Barrett

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Journalism has become a great god of the period, and gods have a way of ruthlessly and demonically taking over their servitors.

William Barrett

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William Christopher Barrett (1913 – 1992) was a professor of philosophy at New York University from 1950 to 1979. He received his PhD at Columbia University. He was an editor of Partisan Review and later the literary critic of The Atlantic Monthly magazine. He was well known for writing philosophical works for nonexperts.

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