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“[T]he mere existence of others who have radically different beliefs about the nature of
reality poses an explicit challenge to the claims of absolute truth made on behalf of one’s own
point of view, thus undermining the anxiety-buffering capacity of that world view.”
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reality poses an explicit challenge to the claims of absolute truth made on behalf of one’s own
point of view, thus undermining the anxiety-buffering capacity of that world view.”
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“The whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are too independent, and who think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on -- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions.”
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“Taste is first and foremost distaste, disgust and visceral intolerance of the taste of others.”
― Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
― Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
“It may seem as though the self—your self—is the “thing” that does the perceiving. But this is not how things are. The self is another perception, another controlled hallucination, though of a very special kind.”
― Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
― Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
“Living up to cultural roles and values—whether we are called “doctor,” “lawyer,” “architect,” “artist,” or “beloved mother”—embeds us safely in a symbolic reality in which our identity helps us transcend the limits of our fleeting biological existence. Self-esteem is thus the foundation of psychological fortitude for us all.”
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
Andreas’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Andreas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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149 books
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607 books
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38 books
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17 friends
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