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Nietzsche, Übermensch, Socrates & Taxi Driver (1976)
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into…
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Historical Linguistics: How Ancient Languages Shape Modern Thought 0.5
Fifth Episode: Aramaic & Akkadian
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Historical Linguistics: How Ancient Languages Shape Modern Thought 0.4
Third Episode: Classical Chinese, Classical Tibetan & Old Burmese
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Have you ever wished you were Indiana Jones?
I did, and here is why you might too.
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Ex Libris & Cinematica I: Letters from a Stoic & Gladiator I
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." —Marcus Aurelius
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Music Before Music?
My answers to inquiries concerning music and dance in the ancient world—Greek, to be precise.
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Historical Linguistics: How Ancient Languages Shape Modern Thought 0.3
Fourth Episode: Old English, Old Norse, & Old Irish
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μᾰνῐ́ᾱ • (mănĭ́ā) f (genitive μᾰνῐ́ᾱς); first declension
1. madness, frenzy, enthusiasm 2. mad desire, compulsion
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Modern Media Distorts Our Perception of Truth a.k.a "The Age of Illusion"
"We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning." – Jean Baudrillard, "The Precession of Simulacra"
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Fix Your Knowledge of Platonic Love
"But what if someone sees beauty itself, pure, unalloyed, untainted, not polluted by human flesh or colors or any other great nonsense of mortality?" …
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Historical Linguistics: How Ancient Languages Shape Modern Thought 0.2
Third Episode: Sanskrit & Old Persian
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Metaphysical Reflections on the Unattainable Ideal
On the Philosopher's Stone: Requested by @johnscot
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