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Should I put a pot of coffee on before reading? Should also recline in my reading chair with a fresh pack of my favorite cig's while reading ?

Duane Only you can decide that for yourself, since you're going to consume the coffee and cigarettes. But if you want to make a decision that's intellectual…moreOnly you can decide that for yourself, since you're going to consume the coffee and cigarettes. But if you want to make a decision that's intellectually worthy of Arendt, you'll have to first read a review of literature on the effects of caffeine and cigarette smoke, and possibly a few related research papers. (Be prepared to itemize and defend all of your prior assumptions, too - especially the irreducible primaries.)
You'll know your decision is appropriate for reading Arendt if everybody else in your house is screaming at you simultaneously, half of them because they were expecting free coffee and cigarettes, and the other half because they're "allergic" to the smell of either or both...(less)

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