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Hume, Part 3
The Stories of Philosophy

Hume, Part 3

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
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I think I've met the one
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I think I've met the one

The little kitchen glows against the darkness, candles flickering, the rain drumming
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Hume, Part 2
The Stories of Philosophy

Hume, Part 2

The dream had turned into a nightmare. So David destroyed the dream.
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Here
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Here

But is this world not enough?
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Le bon David - Hume, Part 1
The Stories of Philosophy

Le bon David - Hume, Part 1

In 1734, when Hume was 23 years old, he wrote an absolutely extraordinary letter. He begins it thus ...
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B is for Bob Dylan
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B is for Bob Dylan

“What music do you like?” “Bob Dylan,” I said. “That’s not
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Plato, Part 3
The Stories of Philosophy

Plato, Part 3

In which Plato tells us what justice is, and finally understands why they killed Socrates.
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Philosophy and wonder
Wonder

Philosophy and wonder

Spoons. Ceiling fans and coconuts. Potatoes, water, pouring water from one container
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Plato, Part 2
The Stories of Philosophy

Plato, Part 2

On this land, Plato began the work he had been born for.
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The world between worlds
Soulfood

The world between worlds

The old year is finished but not quite done, the new one is coming but hasn't quite begun.
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Plato, Part 1
The Stories of Philosophy

Plato, Part 1

The swan flew into the sky, singing a full-throated song of the purest sweetness.
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On trying to solve problems
Soulfood

On trying to solve problems

When faced with a problem, our instinct is to offer a solution. But sometimes it can be wiser to resist this instinct.
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