To be reconciled to the social world, one must be able to see it as both reasonable and rational.
John Rawls, The Law of Peoples
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Quote for week 7th-13th of October ’07
In order to cure most ills of human life, I require not that man should have the wings of the eagle, the swiftness of the stag, the force of the ox, the arms of the lion, the scales of the crocodile or rhinoceros; much less do I demand the sagacity of an angel or cherubim.
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Some recommendations among the books I’ve recently finished reading:
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“On Bullshit” by Harry Frankfurt, truly a gem of a book (in fact a book in miniature; it can be read in less than an hour).
‘Waking Life’ or ‘Salsa Dancing with My Confusion’
I’ve just found this very nice short clip on YouTube about the ‘making of’ one of my favourite movies of all times (on certain criteria it is in my top 5 and for sure on top 10 all movies I have ever seen- which , by the way, gives me the idea of compiling a list with my top 25 or so, for a future post).
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