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Trilling’s Strategic Ambivalence

  • SYMPOSIUM ARTICLE: MARKING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF LIONEL TRILLING’S SINCERITY AND AUTHENTICITY
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Cain, W.E. Trilling’s Strategic Ambivalence. Soc 59, 494–501 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-022-00771-3

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