The tragedy of Trần Đức Thảo
Aeon Essays • 1/8/2026 – 1/14/2026
Summary
Trần Đức Thảo was a persecuted Vietnamese philosopher who became one of the first theorists of the divide between the colonised and the coloniser. The story is presented by Rory O’Sullivan on Aeon.
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