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The next two walking seminars will take place on 24th June 26th August

This Friday some of you might have been walking in "real nature" and might have moved a lot of meters vertically. We were walking a lot of meters horizontally, namely 16 000 m. And while walking we were wondering: What is the point? What is the point? There are two kinds of ‘point’. One resonates with what is also called the ‘argument’. The point of an article may be to argue (for instance) that the walking path from Breukelen station into the polder is a fine one for holding a walking seminar – but not as good as walking path Z (well, which one?). The second ‘point’ rather evokes effects and is thus linked up with what these days is also called ‘interference’. It may be the point of writing to tell the truth, to relate gripping stories, or, let’s abbreviate, to improve the world (or some specific part thereof – which one?). What, against this background, is the point of the text you are currently working on (the chapter, article, summary, introduction)? A...