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Laurie Calhoun, a philosopher and cultural critic, is the author of Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times (new in 2023), Theodicy: a metaphilosophical investigation; You Can Leave; We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age; War and Delusion: A Critical Examination, Philosophy Unmasked: A Skeptic's Critique, and Laminated Souls (new in 2022).

The Drone Deception and The Tyrant's Secret are both forthcoming.

¨Et tout le reste est littérature.¨

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	We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times 2.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	State of Control (ROAR #4) by ROAR Magazine, Jerome Roos (Goodreads Author) (Founder and Editor), Joris Leverink (Managing Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theodicy: a metaphilosophical investigation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Psychologie Des Foules

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Humanos Artificiales

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