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and philosopher, was never an academic. He failed his agrégation exam (for a high school teacher job), and did not hold a position in a university. He was a structuralist, having adapted structuralism to understand the limit between reality and imagination. He engaged in the study of the impact of media and technology in contemporary life.
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