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Why are some nouns capitalized while others aren't?

Mary Clarke says in an Irish Time interview: "He endows the objects around him with capitals, Clarke explains, because for him “the world in which he finds…moreClarke says in an Irish Time interview: "He endows the objects around him with capitals, Clarke explains, because for him “the world in which he finds himself seems imbued with life – if not conscious, then having a vitality of which he is a part. In the case of the statues, giving him knowledge and teaching him about virtues, almost communing with him. To the Other it’s just a dead empty place and to Piranesi it’s full of ideas and energy, benevolence and kindness.”(less)

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