Miran Božovič (born August 12, 1957) is a

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and

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, associated with the

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. Božovič was born in

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. He holds a degree in comparative literature and philosophy from the University of Ljubljana, and a PhD in philosophy. He teaches early modern philosophy at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana. Božovič has written on several controversial subjects, including Bentham's concept of

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, the conceptualizations of the body in early modern philosophy, and the influence of traditional exorcist notions on Descartes' philosophy.

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