Category: Philosophy
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The Discipline of Quiet Work: Between Studio and Study
“My real profession is medicine, but I sometimes write (music) in my spare time.” – Anton Chekhov An artist paints in a studio; an academic works at the desk. Both work in silence, slightly out of sync with the outside world. Isolation is not the enemy; more often, it becomes a quiet companion in the…
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Peter Grimes — On Being Seen from the Shore
Wanderer above The Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich, 1818 There is a kind of solitude that does not come from absence, but from distance. One that is not forgotten nor hidden, yet clearly placed beyond the horizon. Seen to clearly, but never fully recognised. Like a solitary figure on top of a hill surrounded…
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La Chatte Métamorphosée en Femme: A Modern Reading
La Chatte Métamorphosée en Femme
Shima Trisna 