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Metaphysics is a complicated name for a fundamental question: what, if anything, can we be sure is real? 'Philosophical Questions for Curious Minds' is a collection of the biggest conundrums from over 3,000 years of philosophical thought. Shop now: https://t.co/6leopDLfVu
Why isn’t the Future here yet?: “We may be advancing towards a better future, but we also have to recognise that we ourselves are stuck in what can generously be called a transitional period.”
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On Consumer Capitalism: “The most significant aspect of modernity that separates it from every era we have previously known is a relatively humdrum and apparently inconsequential activity: shopping.”
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On being able to defend oneself: “In order to be able to defend oneself against an external foe, one has to be on one’s own side. And this is not – for some of us – as easy as it sounds."
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Why isn’t the Future here yet?: “We may be advancing towards a better future, but we also have to recognise that we ourselves are stuck in what can generously be called a transitional period.”
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How we crave to be soothed: “A household in which soothing manoeuvers unfold sets a child up for life. It won’t then matter what troubles they encounter, they will be armed with the finest psychological weapons with which to slay them.”
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A spell of isolation is an invitation to explore a different, largely uncharted territory: our own minds. We may, for the first time, have sufficient time and space to organise and analyse our thoughts.
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Why Self-Analysis Works: “The more we think, the more our fears, resentments and hopes become easier to name. We recognise how much we depend on the practice of philosophy, that is, on the pursuit of accurate, clear and manageable knowledge.”
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