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“The traditionalist opposes abstraction in the name of full embedment, but the possibility of rejecting abstraction disappeared with the rise of divine kingship a few millennia ago. By now, the forms of embedment defended against abstraction are the results of previous abstractions that have been re-embedded.”

— Adam Katz, Anthropomorphics: An Originary Grammar of the Center · 2020 · Anthropomorphics