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Thomas Lønn Hammer
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Been trying to read classic poetry for a while but it seemed pointless compared to classic philosophy. After 10 pages of Vico it was as if I was hit by lightning and I immediately understood how to read classic poetry - obviously it is pre-philosophy, philologically and etymologically prior. This I always looked down upon, imagining it or be worse. Vico makes fascinating arguments for their relative divinity instead.
— Aug 03, 2026 03:32AM
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W.D. Clarke
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Me, getting up the nerve to plunge back into this mad maelstrom:
— May 26, 2026 09:23AM
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that crudity, typical of minds governed by the body, which we may call the barbarism of the intellect...finicky in their mental habits, and so are rendered unfit for more important tasks.
