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“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
“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
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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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“That is what I have always understood to be the essence of anarchism: the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on authority, and that it should be dismantled if that burden cannot be met.”
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“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
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