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The philosophy of beauty
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

The philosophy of beauty

Nowadays, most people don’t attach a larger significance to beauty. At most, beauty is a quality that evokes pleasure…

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Fear, mortality, and authenticity
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Fear, mortality, and authenticity

β€œTo be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive…”

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Mimetic desire and immortality
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Mimetic desire and immortality

Desire is like an eternal flame. We go through life stoking itβ€”we want a better job, to live in a nicer house, to be fitter or prettier…

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The art of imitation
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

The art of imitation

Imitation is a natural part of human learning and development. While it’s often avoided out of fear of unoriginality or plagiarism…

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Seneca on anger
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Seneca on anger

Anger is like stepping into quicksand. The angrier you get, the more damage you inflict upon yourself; just as the more…

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Nietzsche’s eternal return
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Nietzsche’s eternal return

Friedrich Nietzsche ​claimed​ his doctrine of eternal return was his most important idea, the β€œgreatest elevation of the consciousness…

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The tortured poet
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

The tortured poet

The trope of the β€œtortured poet” is intriguingβ€”it conveys the idea that meaningful art requires or is enhanced by anguish, torment…

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Einstein on a higher power
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Einstein on a higher power

β€œThe individual feels the futility of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both…”

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