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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Picasso on the beach
(by J. Baggini) Scenario: Roy looked down from the cliffs at the man drawing in the sand. The picture that started to emerge startled him. It was an extraordinary face, not realistically rendered, but seemingly viewed from many angles at … Continue reading
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The general welfare
…We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, … Continue reading
How to become a new man
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren… This choral was written by Joachim Neander, a Calvinist preacher and a famous German hymnist. A valley near Dusseldorf was named after Joachim after he died; in 1850 the first skeleton of … Continue reading
Immortality & Democracy. 8. A reminder from hell.
cont. from http://shkrobius.livejournal.com/280768.html A couple of years ago, I cited CS Lewis’ view that democracy is only possible when and where there is shared belief that the individual is more important than a state (in whatever sense); this belief, on … Continue reading
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Of the Kingdome of Darknesse
“Where does a wise man hide a pebble?” And the tall man answered in a low voice: “On the beach.” The small man nodded, and after a short silence said: “Where does a wise man hide a leaf?” And the … Continue reading
Felix Krivin regained
ФАУСТ Над землей повисло небо — Просто воздух; И зажглись на небе звезды — Миф и небыль, След вселенского пожара, Свет летучий… Но закрыли звезды тучи — Сгустки пара. Слышишь чей-то стон и шепот? Это ветер. Что осталось нам на … Continue reading
The injustice of art
I have seen countless paintings and sculptures of Leda seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan, but not a single one of Eurymedousa who was seduced by Zeus in the form of an ant! Just think of untapped … Continue reading
Idiocracy
I’ve just read this word in a public address. The dictionary tells it means either “idiosyncrasy” or “monarchy”. Neither seems to be the meaning intended. Apparently, there is no special term for the rule of well-meaning incompetent idiots, which is … Continue reading
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Сон Мойше
Я никогда не любил хедер, где меламед говорил сердитым голосом, а мальчишки задирали и лупили меня. Я плохо понимал иврит, не мог запомнить наизусть семнадцать заповедей, путался в порядке двадцати казней. Мама говорила мне, что я разрываю ей сердце, а … Continue reading
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