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Say what?
Oh oh. Do you feel it? The centrifugal pull, the center (or “centre”, as Yeats wrote) tearing loose; it all coming apart at the seams? Scattering. That false orderliness? The niceness, and the politeness, loose and limp, pulled to sea in a receding tide? Yes, you must feel it, no? Put up a smile and Continue reading
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Moleskine Notes
“There are two types of men…” Continue reading
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Of Writers
Once in London, traipsing around Bloomsbury… Continue reading
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No Boxed Thinking.
Think outside. No box required. Continue reading
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A Peripatetic Theory of Knowledge (redux)
It is a glaring omission in my accumulated knowledge… Continue reading
About doug
You might say that I’m philosopher in the classical sense, that is, “One who loves knowledge.” That sounds awfully pretentious, but I don’t know how else to put it. I’ve spent my life chasing questions, diving into wisdom traditions ancient and modern, including the philosophical schools of Existentialism, Pragmatism, and the ancient Greeks, as well as several of the Eastern traditions, principally Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Admittedly, I’m no expert on anything, just a curious pilgrim.
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