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One of the important take-aways from Goethe's approach to colours is that you shouldn't see the world as pigmented.If you could zoom in on the pigments themselves, you would see

Out of interest, I decided to align my discussion of memory with the more ordinary psychological model of memory.Attached are two images: The naive conception, which is OK as far

Schopenhauer repeatedly makes use of this dream analogy, as it really is one of the best ways to think about consciousnessThere is no fundamental difference between a dream and waking

This is perfect vindication of my political theory essays.The state isn't some free-floating bank account where we democratically decide how to divvy out the money. It's a protective realm, and

This is obvious to some extent. You're getting over your fear of death. That's the goal, really speaking.If you drift too far away from the ego, sometimes your ego snaps

In all seriousness (no grovelling), it's painful for me to recall all the people who no longer like me because of my views, & of the people I like who

Another intuition:After someone has broken up with you, you become sad and desperate. You hinge your hopes on the possibility that you can get back together. So long as this

It is impossible to deny that man is essentially sick, morally and otherwise.Loving mankind *as such* is really just cowardice. It is the result of wanting to get something out

On a related note, see attached for Schopenhauer's fleeting reference to the proto-Marxist movement brewing at the time of his writing.(Might also be of mild interest to @PhilosophyCuck) https://twitter.com/tom_username_/status/125377708038019891

1/ Here's another thing to consider:Materialism is the attempt to achieve non-suffering by diverting nature's naive course, e.g.- Lying to loved ones- Sexual gratification without love- Getting high on drugsAll

1/ How Crony Capitalism Killed the Zeppelinhttps://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-crony-capitalism-killed-the-zeppelin/These great ships of the air took under 2 days to cross the Atlantic. They had perfect safety records outside of war.

1/ Some random thoughts on biological degeneration.(Hasty, miscellaneous, but I want to write it down before I forget. An audience helps keeps my mind sharp too)Autoimmune disorders are the result