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Cyberpunk Chongqing: How a philosophy of coexistence shaped this surreal city

Image Brattleboro Reformer 12 Feb 2026
CHONGQING, China, Feb.
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Why You

Image Brainpickings 12 Feb 2026
For millennia, the whole of Eastern philosophy and myriad other ancient traditions have made the dissolution of that illusion — painful, perplexing, disorienting dissolution — the great achievement of existence ... donating = loving ... .
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Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life

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“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart — that’s what life is all about, that’s its task.” ... He was sentenced to death ... newsletter ... .
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The Art of Solitude: Buddhist Scholar and Teacher Stephen Batchelor on Contemplative Practice and Creativity

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“Here lies the paradox of solitude. Look long and hard enough at yourself in isolation and suddenly you will see the rest of humanity staring back.” ... Solitude, Kahlil Gibran knew, summons of us the courage to know ourselves ... Just wait ... .
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Blaise Pascal on the Intuitive vs. the Logical Mind and How We Come to Know Truth

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“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know”. “Your intuition and your intellect should be working together… making love,” Madeleine L’Engle asserted in contemplating how creativity works ... Blaise Pascal ... .
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Darwin’s Greatest Regret and His Deathbed Reflection on What Makes Life Worth Living

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“If I had to live my life again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.” ... Charles Darwin, age 7. Portrait by Ellen Sharples, 1816 ... Charles Darwin in his later years ... donating = loving ... .
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Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.

New York Times 12 Feb 2026
Mr. Trump’s attempted election takeover is already underway ... .
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An existentialist philosopher on why we should not let fear dictate love

The Conversation 12 Feb 2026
Let’s begin with a story from the beginnings of western philosophy that doesn’t sit well with existentialist thought. In Plato’s Symposium, a character called Aristophanes gives an account of love ... For them, we are this tension ... Sign up here ... .
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Avery County school board candidates lay out governing philosophies as enrollment decline, consolidation and trust ...

Image Reflector 11 Feb 2026
NEWLAND — Voters in Avery County will decide the direction of their public schools on March 3, as five candidates compete for three seats on the Avery County Board of Education in a nonpartisan primary election ... .
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From Attraction To Passion And Finally Union: The Seven Stages Of Love In Sufi Philosophy

News18 11 Feb 2026
Valentine’s Day may celebrate attraction and passion, but Sufi wisdom teaches that true love grows into devotion, selflessness, and ultimately union ....
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Michigan defensive coordinator Jay Hill touts 'attacking' philosophy

Detroit news 11 Feb 2026
New Michigan defensive coordinator Jay Hill’s defensive philosophy is simple and to the point ... Last season, BYU ranked No. 5 in red-zone defense (70.4%), No ... We need to build depth, and we need to continue to get our philosophies ingrained.”.
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Aristotle, Locke and law enforcement: Sheriff Max Dorsey talks philosophy, his recent article on The ...

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What he has been learning from those philosophers and their writings informed the article he wrote that ended up on The Blaze website. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content ... ....
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Virginia Woolf on Self-Knowledge and the Limits of Empathy

Image Brainpickings 11 Feb 2026
“We do not know our own souls, let alone the souls of others There is a virgin forest in each.” ... Those are the places we grow, and grow into — the openings that are our portals to the possible ... Virginia Woolf ... donating = loving ... .
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My Conversion to Skeptical Belief

New York Times 11 Feb 2026
I try, on the next day and the next, to imagine I still have ashes on me, that I am constantly being called to live up to the beliefs I claim to hold ... .
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Why Aristotle would hate Valentine’s Day – and his five steps to love

The Conversation 11 Feb 2026
As a keen observer of human life, Aristotle’s philosophy was based on a real understanding of human beings – our emotions, needs, habits and the ways we live alongside each other ... More than this, we are “pairing” creatures ... Read more. Valentine’s Day ... .

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