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Profanation in Spinoza and Badiou: religion and truth. / Diken, Bulent.
In: Theory, Culture and Society, Vol. 33, No. 3, 01.05.2016, p. 27-50.

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Diken B. Profanation in Spinoza and Badiou: religion and truth. Theory, Culture and Society. 2016 May 1;33(3):27-50. Epub 2015 Jun 2. doi: 10.1177/0263276415583141

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Diken, Bulent. / Profanation in Spinoza and Badiou : religion and truth. In: Theory, Culture and Society. 2016 ; Vol. 33, No. 3. pp. 27-50.

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