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philosophybits:“Drawn this way by nature and that way...

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2025/11/09

philosophybits: “Drawn this way by nature and that way by man, compelled to yield to both forces, we make a compromise and reach neither goal. We go through life, struggling and hesitating, and die before we have found peace.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, or On Education The post philosophybits: “Drawn this way by nature and that way by man, compelled to yield to both forces,… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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thirdity: “You cannot know the truth, and what truth...

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2025/11/09

thirdity: “You cannot know the truth, and what truth you know, you cannot prove to others, thus (this is the summation) although Fate is defeated, you cannot prove that you have defeated it; this knowledge (of this victory) cannot be communicated. You can defeat Fate and know it, but you cannot tell it […] — as if Fate exacts a latent, final, sting/victory. Yes: Fate plays the final card; you win but can’t make anyone believe.” — Philip K. Dick, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick The post thirdity: “You

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philosophybits: “It is the courage to make a clean...

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2025/11/08

philosophybits: “It is the courage to make a clean breast of it in the face of every question that makes the philosopher. He must be like Sophocles’ Oedipus, who, seeking enlightenment concerning his terrible fate, pursues his indefatigable inquiry even though he divines that appalling horror awaits him in the answer.” — Arthur Schopenhauer, “Letter to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (November 1819)” The post philosophybits: “It is the courage to make a clean breast of it in the face of every question

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“All around us lies what we neither understand nor...

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2025/11/08

“All around us lies what we neither understand nor use. Our capacities, our instincts for this our present sphere are but half developed. Let us confine ourselves to that till the lesson be learned; let us be completely natural; before we trouble ourselves with the supernatural.” - Margaret Fuller, Summer On The Lakes, in 1843 The post “All around us lies what we neither understand nor use. Our capacities, our instincts for this our…” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “Let me never fall into the vulgar...

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2025/11/08

philosophybits: “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Journals (1822–1863) The post philosophybits: “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“To know yourself you must act — and this does not...

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2025/11/08

“To know yourself you must act — and this does not mean that you can then say who you are.” - Albert Camus, Notebooks, 1935-1942 The post “To know yourself you must act — and this does not mean that you can then say who you are.” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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When I’m feeling down, I can also feel unable to do...

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2025/11/07

suliqyre:When I’m feeling down, I can also feel unable to do anything. There are tasks I need to complete, actions I must take to support myself and others, but I feel I can’t do them because my negative feelings are too strong. I logically infer I need to improve how I feel before I can take action. I feel it’s only when my emotional state changes that I’ll be able to start making progress.But when this happens, I’m under the control of attachment. It can be difficult to see this, because the

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Sin in Christian Thought

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2025/11/07

[Revised entry by Kevin Timpe on November 7, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] While some have sought to give naturalistic accounts of sin (see Ruse 2002), this entry treats sin as a religious concept. Sin plays a central role in many of the world’s major religions (see Graham 2007), and this role is arguably […] The post Sin in Christian Thought appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “In a just society the liberties of...

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2025/11/07

philosophybits: “In a just society the liberties of equal citizenship are taken as settled; the rights secured by justice are not subject to political bargaining or to the calculus of social interests.” — John Rawls, A Theory of Justice The post philosophybits: “In a just society the liberties of equal citizenship are taken as settled; the… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“Falsehood is not easily exposed when it has had an...

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2025/11/07

“Falsehood is not easily exposed when it has had an early start in advance of truth.” - Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass The post “Falsehood is not easily exposed when it has had an early start in advance of truth.” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits:“The cost of a thing is the amount of...

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2025/11/02

philosophybits: “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” — Henry David Thoreau, Walden The post philosophybits: “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Lord Shaftesbury [Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of...

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2025/11/02

[Revised entry by Michael B. Gill on November 2, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury, lived from 1671 to 1713. He was one of the most important philosophers of his day, and exerted an enormous influence on European thought throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shaftesbury received […] The post Lord Shaftesbury [Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury] appeared first on Philosophy News.

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thirdity: “There is no sadness and no cruelty in that...

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2025/11/01

thirdity: “There is no sadness and no cruelty in that gaze; it is a gaze without adjectives, it is only, completely, a gaze which neither judges you nor appeals to you; it posits you, implicates you; makes you exist. But this creative gesture is endless; you keep on being born, you are sustained, carried to the end of a movement which is one of infinite origin, source, and which appears in an eternal state of suspension. God and the emperor had the power of the hand, man has the gaze. All history

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philosophybits: “I think of death only with...

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2025/11/01

philosophybits: “I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper life. Death must enter life only to define it.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit The post philosophybits: “I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to...

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2025/11/01

“Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to impose his existence on another man in order to be recognized by him. As long as he has not been effectively recognized by the other, that other will remain the theme of his actions.” - Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks The post “Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to impose his existence on another man in order to…” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential...

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2025/11/01

philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” — Albert Einstein, “Atomic Education Urged by Einstein”, New York Times (25 May 1946) The post philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Hans Reichenbach

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2025/11/01

[Revised entry by Clark Glymour and Frederick Eberhardt on October 31, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Described as perhaps “the greatest empiricist of the 20th century” (Salmon, 1977a), the work of Hans Reichenbach (1891 – 1953) provides one of the main statements of empiricist philosophy in the 20th century. Provoked by the conflict between […] The post Hans Reichenbach appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by...

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2025/10/31

Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular cultural preoccupations and oversights. Enter Arundhati Roy The post Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular cultural preoccupations and oversights. Enter Arundhati Roy appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing...

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2025/10/31

Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no trouble recycling ancient philosophy into contemporary advice manuals The post Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no trouble recycling ancient philosophy into contemporary advice manuals appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As...

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2025/10/31

Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture deteriorates, repetition and cliché take hold The post Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture deteriorates, repetition and cliché take hold appeared first on Philosophy News.

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