Lilian Nattel's Blog, page 73

At the end of the day

What is my mindful moment? Warm from a bath. Eyes drooping. Laptop droning. Sleep soon. Sleep.#aros

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quite unfit for females (1921)

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Quite Unfit for Females (1921)

via youtube.com




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the philosophical novel – NYT

Can a novelist write philosophically? Even those novelists most commonly deemed "philosophical" have sometimes answered with an emphatic no. Iris Murdoch, the longtime Oxford philosopher and author of some two dozen novels treating highbrow themes like consciousness and morality, argued that philosophy and literature were contrary pursuits.

via nytimes.com

I'd say they are complementary rather than contrary. Let's take the definitions of philosophy:

1. Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline.

Here substitute "by imaginative means and literary self-discipline."

2. Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.

And here substitute "based on literary imagination rather than empirical methods."

I think that works. Do you?

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The Philosophical Novel – NYTimes.com

Can a novelist write philosophically? Even those novelists most commonly deemed "philosophical" have sometimes answered with an emphatic no. Iris Murdoch, the longtime Oxford philosopher and author of some two dozen novels treating highbrow themes like consciousness and morality, argued that philosophy and literature were contrary pursuits.

via nytimes.com

I'd say they are complementary rather than contrary. Let's take the definitions of philosophy:

1. Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline.

Here substitute "by imaginative means and literary self-discipline."

2. Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.

And here substitute "based on literary imagination rather than empirical methods."

I think that works. Do you?

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three wanderers- Vaido's photoblog

via vaido.aminus3.com

I want to know who they are and where they're going.

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Three wanderers- Vaido's Photoblog

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I want to know who they are and where they're going.

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Me kolmekesi tuleme / Three wanderers, 1 – Miscellaneous Photos – Vaido's Photoblog

via vaido.aminus3.com

I want to know who they are and where they're going.

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Today a book

kept me entranced. My kids looked at me quizzically. Why is mom crying? Because the ending was perfect. #aros

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Wacky Religion or Wacky Science, Who Wins?

But here's a rad­i­cal sug­ges­tion: Con­trary to the progress-based sto­ry the West tells it­self, an­i­mis­tic ex­pla­na­tions of one's dai­ly ex­pe­ri­ence may be ev­ery bit as em­piri­cal and ra­tional as West­ern science, if we take a clos­er look at life in the de­vel­op­ing world.

via chronicle.com

I liked this article. It presents a compassionate and ego-less alternative to the science vs religion debate. Succinct and thought provoking.

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