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Who do you believe if you don't believe scientists? It's a hot topic in today's world, where your political party preference--at least in the United…
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Are you an epicurean? Would you know how to be? The term has taken some twisting over the years, connoting to some people something between a snob and a…
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Which historical figures do you wish you could meet and converse with? Margaret Emerson built a book around the creator of the Tao Te Ching and the…
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Heather Lende has a fairly cheerful outlook on life. And working with death has helped her develop that. As a local newspaper writer of many years, Lende…
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It is true that Plato and Socrates did not create works with titles like "Maximizing Happiness in Your Life." But they did address the subject of…
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Aristotle leave you cold? Epicurus leave a bad taste in your mouth? Philosophy is not for everyone... or maybe it is. If reading the original works of the…
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Alice Hoffman won many awards and fans with her novels, like Practical Magic. But she left the realm of the magical to dwell in reality in her book…
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We can totally relate to Christopher Phillips' approach to life: ask LOTS of questions. Phillips follows in the footsteps of Socrates in his work as…
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"Magic" in today's world is largely in fiction or on stage: Harry Potter and disappearing elephants. But we live in an age where science holds sway, and…
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Don't you wish you had a buck for every politician who says "I'm not a scientist"? You don't have to be a scientist to appreciate its wonders. But it…
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Maybe our predecessors could not imagine cell phones or cars, but they certainly spent some time thinking about life. And many of their thoughts about how…
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The study of philosophy has a long and storied history, and that history might lead some people to get the wrong idea. Namely, that philosophy is of the…