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It always seemed unlikely that Ágnes Heller's life would end one day. The ninety-year-old philosopher was indefatigable, writing prolifically and traveling between continents, from one lecture to the next. One night last summer, she went for a swim in Hungary's Lake Balaton and never returned. In recent years, she had been an avid commentator on Hungarian politics and an outspoken critic of Viktor Orbán's government, present not only in the public of her native Hungary, but publishing op-ed pieces in the New York Times and speaking against nationalism as a guest of French President Emmanuel Macron after the recent elections…