Brave New World banned from High School curriculum

Re:Brave New World banned from High School curriculum by eru on Friday November 19, 2010 @06:15AM (#1921092)

I guess the philosopher Kant would have had some problems with his name in English. (In German Kant just sounds very similar to the name for edge Kante, and not female anatomy.)

But I guess you get around that impasse by just pronouncing it wrong. (German pronunciation: [ɪˈmaːnu̯eːl ˈkant])

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Re:Brave New World banned from High School curriculum by moconnor on Friday November 19, 2010 @06:35AM (#1921134)

I've had philosophical discussions with Germans that ended abruptly because one party suddenly exclaimed 'Kant!'

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Re:Brave New World banned from High School curriculum by eru on Friday November 19, 2010 @09:23AM (#1921443)

Could be me. I'm not a friend of Kant's philosophy.

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Re:Brave New World banned from High School curriculum by jap on Friday November 19, 2010 @07:37AM (#1921239)

Did you mean Khaaaaaant! ?

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