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Martin Buber on Encountering Others “When we encounter another individual truly as a person, not as an object for use, we become fully human.” – Martin Buber As a philosopher, my main research focus is on human relations, specifically the theory of recognition. To recognize another person is to value […]
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The Creator of the Universe It is impossible for me to believe that the Creator of all of the Universe is even remotely bothered by what we eat, how we dress, how we dance, or who we love. It is not there are no rules. It is that most rules […]
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Time is Infinite Time is infinite and yet the most precious commodity.
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The Problem With Humanity The problem with humanity is that we hear far more “me” and “you” than “we” and “us.”
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To understand the heart and mind of a person… To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do. – Kahlil Gibran Note: The gender exclusive language was a product of Gibran’s time. We keep it […]
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If You Aren’t Embarrassed If you aren’t at all embarrassed about how you used to be, you haven’t grown.
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Dr. Cornel West on Justice Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public. – Dr. Cornel West African-Americans have been fighting for justice for a long, long time. Dr. West is one of the champions. I have long admired Dr. West, using some of his writings in […]
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David Bowie on The Greatest Thing “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.” – David Bowie.
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Truth and Falsehood AMIR’S FABLE There is an old fable, which tells that Truth and Falsehood went for A swim together, leaving their clothes on shore. Falsehood Coming out of the water first, puts on Truth’s clothes. Truth, being what it is, absolutely refused to wear Falsehood’s clothes, thus remained […]
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Horace Mann on Books “A house without books is like a room without windows.” – Horace Mann
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