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Elizabeth is Currently Reading

Elizabeth is currently reading

Concepts and Categories: Philosophical Essays

by Isaiah Berlin

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""purpose of philosophy" is fascinating and reasonably welcoming to the non-professional philosopher. the essay following on verification is a swamp of technical vocabulary oh my god." — Jun 11, 2013 07:00PM

Jun 11, 2013 06:58PM

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Spartan Women

by Sarah B. Pomeroy

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"The first three chapters were amazing -- themed history is the BEST -- but the chapter on royal & elite women was a little mushy on its definitions of "royal" and "elite", which would've helped, I think." — Oct 22, 2012 11:21AM

Sep 12, 2012 12:57PM

Elizabeth’s Quotes

“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

tags: children, humor, paraphrased, parents

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“Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art.”
― Susan Sontag

tags: books, disaster, literature, reading, sci-fi, science-fiction

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“I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

tags: act-i, ignorance

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