FORGIVENESS AND CREATIVITY
Ann Patchett:
Forgiveness. The ability to forgive oneself. Stop here for a few breaths and think about this because it is the key to making art, and very possibly the key to finding any semblance of happiness in life.
STABILITY IN AN UNSTABLE AND DESTABALIZING WORLD
David George Haskell:
Humans are a species adapted to landscapes that stay stable throughout our lifetimes. We are attracted to sturdiness and longevity in both the land and our homes.
LIFE IS EMBODIED NETWORK
David George Haskell
We’re all – trees, humans, insects, birds, bacteria – pluralities. Life is embodied network.
POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLARIZATION
The title of a short monograph by Simone Weil makes it pretty clear what she has in mind: On the Abolition of All Political Parties.
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Hannah Arendt:
The most striking difference between ancient and modern sophists is that the ancients were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of truth, whereas the moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality.
NOTE TO SELF: TOPICS AND THEMES TO THINK ABOUT
When I started “thinking out loud” almost eighteen months ago I added the tag line writing to see what I think.
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