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Depression And The Threat Of Nonbeing

WEBWe are threatened by nonbeing -- the intuition that there is no soliditity and presence in the things of the world. We realize with Sartre, more or less, that our existence precedes our …

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Abiding Loneliness: An Existential Perspective On Loneliness

WEBThe Existential Perspective on Loneliness. Existentialism is a philosophical movement that takes the central question of philosophy to be that of the meaning of human existence. It …

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The Healthy-Minded & Sick Soul

WEBIn the end, James thought that the healthy-minded are happier and lead more fulfilling lives, but that the sick souls have greater insight into the human condition: All natural goods …

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Something In The Deep Night Of Ourselves

WEBSomething In The Deep Night Of Ourselves. Certain people -- perhaps many more than we imagine -- reach a moment or stage in their life at which they cease being themselves.

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An Existential View Of Loneliness

WEBRather, existential loneliness is a way of being in the world, a way of grasping for and confronting one's own subjective truth. It is the experience of discovering one's own …

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Durant's On The Meaning of Life

WEBDurant's On The Meaning of Life. Will Durant's On The Meaning Of Life is one of those great old books: hardbound without a jacket, no flashy images on the cover or …

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A Choice Of Two Lives

WEBA Choice Of Two Lives "Is the erection of an illiterate man any less virile than that of a man of letters?"-- Michel de Montaigne, In Defense of Raymond Sebond "It is better to be a …

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The Search For Meaning In A Virtual World

WEBExcerpts from Kenneth Gergen's book, The Saturated Self, and from Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation.

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The Character Of Modern Life

WEBThe Character Of Modern Life. When we step back and consider all the books, films, radio and TV programs, music and all other cultural fare that are produced today, how much …

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Heraclitus' Fragments

WEBHeraclitus' Fragments. Heraclitus'. Fragments. "In temperament and character Heraclitus was said to have been gloomy, supercilious, and perverse. Diogenes calls him a hater of …

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Ontological Security

WEBOntological Security "Shakespeare's world, quite as much as Kafka's, is that prison cell which Pascal says the world is, from which daily the inmates are led forth to die; …

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Creeds To Remember

WEBNever yield to repression or threat in the pursuit of a noble cause. 7. Teach attitude and skill with action rather than words. 8. Always be yourself even though your circumstances …

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Bon Mot Quotes From William James

WEB"There are only two ways in which it is possible to get rid of anger, worry, fear, despair, or other undesirable affections. One is that an opposite affection should over-poweringly …

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Making Sense Of MeWorld

WEBMaking Sense Of MeWorld. By Tim Ruggiero "Now megatechnics offers, in return for its unquestioning acceptance, the gift of an effortless life: a plethora of prefabricated goods, …

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How Philosophers Have Viewed Fame

WEBHere is a small sampling of viewpoints: Lao Tzu: What the world recognizes as beautiful is ugly. Heraclitus: The best aim for immortal glory. Marcus Aurelius: Take a long look at …

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Recent Research On Loneliness

WEBRecent Research On Loneliness "Without intensive ties which have genuine meaning, modern man maintains an essential anonymity in societyAssociations often are on a …

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Sealed Away From Others

WEB"Sealed Away From Others" "Sealed away from crowds, we let the media teach us what other segments of humanity are like and, as a consequence, cannot help but expect that …

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