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LETTING RIP: REBUTTING CAPRA ON THE METAPHYSICS OF FARTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2022

Brian Garrett  and
Jeremiah Joven Joaquin
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Abstract

Farts have not received the metaphysical attention they deserve. Bill Capra has opened the batting in his recent study of this ubiquitous rectal phenomenon. Spurred on by his sterling effort, JJ and I have added our own two bob's worth, disagreeing with much of what Bill says, and defending the buttocks-first conception of farts.

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Think , Volume 21 , Issue 62 , Autumn 2022 , pp. 19 - 22
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy

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