Sunday, October 9, 2011

Sentimentality or Honesty? On Charles Taylor | The Nation

Wrote philosophical books on Hegel and fared well in politics too. That partly makes up what the ancients called a "civilized life":

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Sentimentality or Honesty? On Charles Taylor | The Nation

Wrote philosophical books on Hegel and fared well in politics too. That partly makes up what the ancients called a "civilized life":

Sentimentality or Honesty? On Charles Taylor | The Nation:

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The Other Socrates - The Barnes & Noble Review

That's how I learnt some Greek and got into the ancient philosophers. Thanks to the Jewish German Loeb!

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When a Dictionary Could Outrage - NYTimes.com

Language matters and this is worth reading:

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What Happens when a Leftist Philosopher Discovers God? | Religion and Other Curiosities

Well, this reads easily and you don't even have to understand German or read Hegel in the original for that matter. A well written piece going quite a distance to show that you don't have to be unintelligible to be philosophical.

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Kruger's oldest elephant dies - Times LIVE

That's another memorable day and what a blessing that for over 5 decades he could roam freely in the confines of the park. Pray that this will be possible for his descendants too and for mine to behold.

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