Indeed, the Germans remain good at "serious". It's just much more English-language derivative than it was pre-WWII. Today, I'd call their academic thought 5 yea

Indeed, the Germans remain good at "serious". It's just much more English-language derivative than it was pre-WWII. Today, I'd call their academic thought 5 years behind English-language academic thought instead of 5 years ahead of like it used to be.