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  • The Inkompetenz-kompensations-kompetenz or: what skills does a philosopher have?

    The Inkompetenz-kompensations-kompetenz or: what skills does a philosopher have?

    By Markus Uehleke

    We want to explain here what skills a philosopher actually brings to the table. We try to keep it general, after all we don't want to make any more jokes about burger flippers and cab drivers with diplomas. For this we make use of the German word "Inkompetenzkompensationskompetenz" by Odo Marquard.