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Originally posted on Joyous Crybaby: German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno, by Leandro Gonzalez de Leon. In my continuing effort to bring a variety of voices to this blog, I give you another guest post, this one a philosophical contemplation about… Continue reading
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textimony 20120620
dwelling on limits stalking farthest boundaries beautiful nowhere Continue reading
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The Revolt of the Masses & the Politics of the Big Lie
I am reminded, while reading this article, of Jose Ortega y Gasset’s Revolt of the Masses. One thing characterizing “mass humanity”–what I like to call the Ones-at-Large–is the notion that they do not need to be taught, they do not need… Continue reading
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90 Million Workers Won’t Be Needed By 2020, Study Says
For developing countries to combat long-term joblessness, the study said, they need to double or triple the capacity of their high schools and vocational schools, double or triple their labor-intensive exports, and double or triple their investment in infrastructure and… Continue reading
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Garage Sale Existentialism | The New Existentialists
As the urban treasure hunters stop to peruse the wares, a very poor rendition of bedouin negotiating takes place between two suburbanite stalkers, one striving to sell his or her “valuable” wares and the other seeking to gain a prize… Continue reading
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Stars, Planets And The Meaningless Life : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
The talks on Kepler were delightful and I drank in all the new science like a thirsty kid on a hot summer day. But none of what I learned pushed me out of my comfort zone and on to the… Continue reading
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Becoming Integral: We have never been disenchanted
As always, something of interest from Sam at Becoming Integral. 8ˆ) http://becomingintegral.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/we-have-never-been-disenchanted/#comment-173 Continue reading
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Daily chart: Buy me a river | The Economist
The weekly magazine The Economist reports on a new index that attempts to take stock of countries’ total wealth… Daily chart: Buy me a river | The Economist. I shared this with my beloved friend Alex Mosiak. Here is our… Continue reading