Dialectic of Enlightenment as Genealogy Critique Roger Foster Jürgen Habermas has argued that, in condemning rationality while using rational argument, the authors of Dialectic…

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6. Why is inflation bad: Some things are indexed for inflation. Adjustable rate mortgage, cost of living adjustments. unpredictability. Lending money becomes precarious.…

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