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Awkwardness can hit in any social situation – here are a philosopher’s 5 strategies to navigate it with grace

  • Written by Alexandra Plakias, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Hamilton College
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The holidays offer many opportunities for awkward moments. Political discussions, of course, hold plenty of potential. But any time opinions differ, where estrangements have caused lingering rifts, or when behaviors veer toward the inappropriate, awkwardness...

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