All Old Strange Things

All Old Strange Things

Facing the indeterminate

In defence of human translation

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Francis Young
May 25, 2026
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Studying philosophy at university is something I usually find myself regretting – largely because I wasn’t especially good at it, and I could have used my time a lot better studying something else. But there are times when I am glad I spent years studying analytic philosophy, that myopically focussed type of thought (that Cambridge specialises in) which…

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