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‘What prevents man from reaching happiness is not of his nature, but of the artifices of civilization.’ Claude Lévi-Strauss
‘I mean, the truth is a very small subset of all the information in the world ..’ Yuval Harari
Albert Einstein defying the prevailing racial climate at the time by visiting Lincoln University, Pennsylvania — the first degree-granting black college in the US — to teach a class. He was an outspoken civil rights advocate for black Americans, 1946.
‘He is satisfied … for he sees that he was not mistaken .. that he only failed to see all sides.’ Blaise Pascal snippet from Pensées written c 1662
‘We live in a world saturated with disagreement .. We need to learn how to disagree well’ How to Disagree: A Chapter in ‘The Book of Life’, from The School of Life 👉🏼 theschooloflife.com/article/how-to…
Tolerance .. not a contemplative position but a dynamic attitude. A matter of foreseeing, understanding, and promoting those who wish to be tolerant. Claude Lévi-Strauss embracing cultural diversity Racism & History, ✍🏽 1973 unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0… en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Lé… .
Sensitive to the potential for official abuse of law as an instrument of oppression, HLA Hart cautioned that, "however great the aura of majesty or authority the official system may have, its demands must in the end be submitted to a moral scrutiny."
Arrested for civil disobedience in 1968, swiftly released by order of then-President Charles de Gaulle, who allegedly said, "One does not arrest Voltaire."
Great disparities of wealth & income undermine democracy and the ability of the society to function properly, the struggles of some being so remote from those of others that mutual understanding & sympathy between them are difficult to achieve. Joseph Raz thanks: @alanigolanski
‘Democracy is, deeply so, the organisation of diversity.’ Edgar Morin, 2000 Dialogue in Human Nature
Slavery is an invention of human civilisation. Edgar Morin
‘We have this terrible struggle to try to explain things to people who have no reason to want to know. But if they want to defend their own point of view, they will have to learn what yours is a little bit.’ Richard Feynman
If you want people to change … then you must change their imagination .. Paul Ricoeur
‘The spirit is not what descends into my body, but what emerges from it.’ Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Geopolitical-analyst Robert Kaplan's influential article ‘The Coming Anarchy’ was published in the Atlantic Monthly, 1994. He presented conflicts in the contemporary world as the struggle between primitivism and civilizations .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D.… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comin…
‘Some Have Yoga. I Have Montaigne’ ‘The philosopher will always be among the writers I reread; his words provide one of the best anchors for one’s ever-changing mind.’ Yiyun Li The Atlantic, Feb 2025 👉🏼 theatlantic.com/books/archive/…
‘Who among us, looking down the path of no return, can say that they followed it the right way?’ Fernando Pessoa Book of Disquiet, 1982 britannica.com/biography/Fern…
