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The encyclopaedia of stupidity / Matthijs van Boxsel ; translated by Arnold and Erica Pomerans

This alphabetical catalogue explores the history of human stupidity through cultural artefacts including fairy tales and architecture. It analyses the logic of the nonsensical, positing that stupidity is a fundamental condition of intelligence and civilisation.

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