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What Is a Man? Introducing the Idea of "Contest"

What Is a Man? Introducing the Idea of "Contest"

It takes little work to demonstrate that men are in trouble. The very idea of the "incel" cries out that something is wrong. To help understand this idea of "man" I turn to the writing of Walter Ong.

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Demosthenes, the greatest Greek orator, 384-322 BC
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71. What Is a Man? Introducing the Idea of "Contest"
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If there ever was such a thing as a self-evident truth, the current trouble in which men find themselves in our society today would qualify. Much ink has been spilt trying to figure out what is wrong with men folk these days. Rather than adding yet another piece to that discussion, I thought it would b…

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