Writing is tricky business. Everyone assumes that the act of writing, that moving and amusing people with words, is somehow only slightly more difficult than the act of writing to place words into vag… more →
TONGUE SANDWICHwrote 6 hours ago: “A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern m … more →
wrote 11 hours ago: I once read, “Blessed are the forgetful.” While it sounds mad, it can’t be more tr … more →
wrote 14 hours ago: 1. Deception and falsehood are ubiquitous and necessary in human existence. Evidence: vanity, dre … more →
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wrote 1 day ago: Alain de Botton is a Swiss/British writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur, livin … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Public language, that is, the language uttered by politicians and the media is often shop-worn, stal … more →
wrote 3 days ago: In Nietzsche’s laminated trading card folder of ideal and non-ideal types, special attention i … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Here is what I gather from my understanding of continental philosophy, Hegelian dialectics, politica … more →
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wrote 3 days ago: “I teach you the overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overc … more →
wrote 3 days ago: “A labyrinthine man never seeks the truth, but only his Ariadne.” Nietzsche (The search … more →
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wrote 4 days ago: In the winter of 1875, Karl Marx finally submitted his proofs for the updated and translated version … more →
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