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English or Scottish?

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The category link at the bottom of the page has Brassier as an English philosopher, while the François Laruelle page has him as Scottish in the first para. The again he has mixed Maybe someone could also explain precisely what is meant by "English/Scottish philosophy". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rachel0898 (talkcontribs) 06:32, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe someone could also explain precisely what is meant by "English/Scottish philosophy". Does it have any philosophical meaning? Do philosophers from a certain territory have some association or adherence to ideas simply by virtue of being born in the same vicinty?Rachel0898 (talk) 06:48, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My assumption has been that he's Scottish - he speaks with a Scots accent in video clips I've seen. It's possible not, however. In lieu of actually knowing, I've changed the category to 'British philosophers' (and the region to 'British philosophy') and I've removed the contradiction box from the top of the article. Not an ideal solution - if anyone can provide more info, that'd be helpful. Bobrovski (talk) 11:45, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is there no pic...

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On which he looks less like he's trying to hurt someone? :( --188.101.118.247 (talk) 14:56, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Citation for Brassier’s quoted comments criticizing speculative realism links to a website that does not appear to contain the interview, and at most does not link to the interview itself. 2607:FB91:89D:CFF5:5D79:8358:8DF0:DBEA (talk) 00:02, 6 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]