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Philosophy Talk: Kant and Nietzsche, a philosophy of Authenticity

The following research seeks to demonstrate that the philosophies of both Kant and Nietzsche encourage the individual to develop her authenticity. Although Kant...

Philosophy Talk: George Perec's 'A Man Asleep' (1967) read through an Existentialist lens

Un Homme qui dort (1967) is the journey of a young twenty five year old man into apathy (Andrews; 1996 : 779): the protagonist (never named), does not attend hi...

Philosophy Talk: Epicurus' views on Pleasure and Death

Epicurus (341BC - 270 BC) was born in the Greek city Samos, where he dedicated his life to a philosophy based on the pursuit of the 'simple pleasure' of life, '...

Poem of the day. Guillaume Apollinaire - Autumn Ill

image source Autumn Ill > Autumn ill and adored You die when the hurricane blows in the roseries When it has snowed In the orchard trees Poor autumn Dead in whi...

History Talk: France under the Vichy Regime (1940-44)

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Travel Talk: Wakehurst Botanic Gardens

Covering 202 hectares of land, Wakehurst Place is one of the most splendid places to plan an escape into nature in order to get away from our hectic lives in th...

Quote of the day: Seneca

“Withdraw into yourself, as far as you can. Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is ...

Art Talk: Le Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe - an analysis

During the second half of the IXX century, the French artists' primary mode of exhibiting was through the Paris Salon (an institution created by the Royal Acade...

The Second Sex: Feminist Views of Simone de Beauvoir

Le Deuxième Sexe (or The Second Sex) (1949) has come to be accepted as a pioneering and uniquely ambitious attempt to explore, within a philosophical framework,...

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Art in everyday life

'We are accustomed to understand art to be only what we hear and see in theaters, concerts, and exhibitions, together with buildings, statues, poems, novels. . ...

'Your Level of Being attracts your life'

'Your Level of Being attracts your life: at a low Level of Being only a very poor world exists and only a very impoverished kind of life can be lived. He who li...

The Wheel Of Fortune

Crumbling towers are a result of something anew and grandiose making its way into one's life. Thus, old mindsets and schemes must be replaced by new ones residi...

Awake

'Never did eye see the sun unless it had first become sunlike, and never can the soul have vision of the First Beauty unless itself be beautiful' (Plotinus). I ...

Ode to Uranus

Brace the Earth sons and daughters Uranus is transiting the sign of Taurus From the house of Mars to the house of Venus the star awakens all that laid tedious T...

How to always be in love

You fall in love and suddenly the world around changes: you start hearing the birds singing again, you walk with a smile on your face, you smell the scent of fl...

Divine Sacred Love, Twin Flame Love does not Hurt, Attachment is Root Cause of Pain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC83Qan-cE - Purna Ananda...

Smoke and Mirrors

Crabs approach the shore as the Chariot approaches its Will Power is in reverse and the future stands still The World is on your mind whilst castles of sand sta...

Two Birds in the Cage

Two Birds locked Eachother in a Cage out of Fear of loosing Eachother. Very same Cage, that They Both want to Escape from. They can only be Free and stay Togeth...

Growing up as an Atheist in a Christian family

It is not rare to read or hear someone saying that it is necessary to become who you are. Certainly, it is easier said than done. Many people remind us of this ...