Between the main passages are Bradatan’s clever intermezzos. For example, his explanation of Heidegger’s being-toward-death is followed by a perceptive discussion of the German philosopher’s charismatic, incantatory, sometimes kitschy language. "Did he really mean something deep here," asks Bradatan, "or is he just caught in a game from which he didn’t know how to get out?"

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