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Jean-François Lyotard

French philosopher.

Born August 10th, 1924 in Versailles. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1998 at 73 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]

Occupations
epistemologist, linguist, literary critic, literary theorist, philologist, philosopher, sociologist, teacher, university teacher, writer

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving