Existenz
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Textimony 20121217
Do not tremble in the darkest corner of your being, hiding your weakness. Bring light & dispel the shadows. We must be most fearless in uncovering our fears. Continue reading
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Los Angeles Review of Books – Philosophy As An Art Of Living
A really nice set of book reviews for some texts I would recommend myself. Along with Pierre Hadot’s Philosohpy as a Way of Life, these are the kinds of texts people should be looking into for changing themselves. As the reviewer… Continue reading
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Karl Jaspers on the Struggle for Existence
My existence as such deprives others, just as they deprive me. Every position I occupy excludes another, claiming some of the limited space available. Every success I have diminishes others. My very life is due to the victorious struggle of my forebears, and… Continue reading
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Soul Spelunker: Dostoevsky And Existentialism
Existentialism was a movement that took place in philosophy after the Second World War, but its roots go back many centuries. It was a break with the Enlightenment mindset which attempted to bring mankind to a state of perfection… via… Continue reading
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The Drama of Existentialism – NYTimes.com
I am always impressed by the frisson in my class when students realize that there’s a sense in which Sartre is right: they could, right now, get up, leave the classroom, drop out of school, and go live as beach… Continue reading
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textimony 20120620
dwelling on limits stalking farthest boundaries beautiful nowhere 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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Haiku 20120518
Waiting for today Dawn yawning awake in east… Suddenly brilliance! Continue reading
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My Happiness Waits for Nothing and No One (What is YOUR happiness waiting for?)
My Happiness Waits for Nothing and No One (What is YOUR happiness waiting for?). A good post by a fellow Blogger which discloses one of Aristotle’s conditions for EUDAEMONIA (holistic flourishing or “happiness”): self-sufficiency. Happiness as the Target of human… Continue reading
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