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“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.”
― Philosophical Investigations
― Philosophical Investigations
“I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.”
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind...
to Rabbi Herbert Goldstein (1929)”
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to Rabbi Herbert Goldstein (1929)”
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“The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.”
― The Basis of Morality
― The Basis of Morality
Gustav’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gustav’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,135 books
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39 friends
11,234 books
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56 friends
102 books
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25 friends
89 books
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2 friends
1,403 books
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85 friends
691 books
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109 friends
63 books
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6 friends
1,624 books
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17 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Classics, Cookbooks, Fantasy, History, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, and Spirituality
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