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What is to be done?
I came to Maine with great expectations. There was the writing that has never been granted the proper time; and the reading, short stints deserving more. The thinking. The meditation. And everything else. I have been here two months. Most of that, the great expectation agenda, has fallen by the wayside. And I wrestle with Continue reading
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“…some good sacred memory…”
Looking back, I wonder: What is hidden over that hill, back over there? Where does it feel right and where can my mother still watch over me? Continue reading
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A Life in Terms of Fiction
The notion interests me that the ancient Greeks judged their philosophers by their lives, as well as their intellectual contribution. Kierkegaard noted that Socrate’s “whole life was [a] personal preoccupation with himself…” Likewise, Rembrandt made more than ninety self-portraits, far more than any other artist. One art historian, Manuel Gasser, wrote that “Over the years, Continue reading
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Why do we take pictures?
Photographs are not so much possessions as they are spirits, even memory incarnate. Continue reading
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House a’fire
I long for verbs, active verbs. 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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