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« Thus, the philosopher John Searle notes that, deprived of the means of communication offered by civilization, the driver, reduced to honking his horn to signify his states of mind and communicate his emotions, can very quickly sink into barbarism. »
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Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher |
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The Naked Philosopher
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« The divine Master Eckhart joins us in the heart of the battlefields and delivers us a salutary ordinance: "Watch yourself, and whenever you find yourself, let yourself be; there is nothing better. Dare I correct the holy man's prescription: "Look at yourself, and every time you find yourself, burst out laughing; there is nothing better. » »
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom |
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom
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« Schopenhauer claimed that, from an aesthetic point of view, humanity was a tavern of drunks, intellectually an insane asylum, and touching on morality a den of robbers. How can we do everything possible to ensure that this cohabitation does not turn into a brothel, a carnage, a fair of grabs? »
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom |
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Alexandre Jollien
Mischievous wisdom
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