A student [writing a thesis] makes hundreds of pages of photocopies and takes them home, and the manual labor he exercises in doing so gives him the impression that he possesses the work. Owning the photocopies exempts the student from actively reading them.
Uberto Eco, How to Write a Thesis, 1977. This writing and research guide is published in 17 languages and is currently in its 23rd edition.
Uberto Eco, How to Write a Thesis, 1977. This writing and research guide is published in 17 languages and is currently in its 23rd edition.
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