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One does not have to be a follower of the philosopher Martin Heidegger to recognize that, at birth, each of us is “thrust” into a pre-existing world that shapes our “Being”. I was thrust into pre-World-War-Two Australia, into a rich and complex family setting, all of which certainly shaped (but did not fully determine) who I was to become.
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Phillips, D.C. (2014). The Development of a (Philosophical) Disillusionist. In: Ibarrola, M.d., Phillips, D.C. (eds) Leaders in Educational Research. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-764-3_9
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