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“In any case, the life of a drunk is presumably livelier than that of the ordinary well-behaved citizen. And then—I read that once somewhere—the life of a hedonist is the best preparation for becoming a mystic.
People like St. Augustine are always the ones that become visionaries.”
― Demian
People like St. Augustine are always the ones that become visionaries.”
― Demian

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons

“It was a night so beautiful that your soul seemed hardly able to bear the prison of the body.”
― The Moon and Sixpence
― The Moon and Sixpence

“Life isn't long enough for love and art.”
― The Moon and Sixpence
― The Moon and Sixpence

This a book club for anybody interested in reading existentialist literature and fiction. Every month I'll be putting up a new text either by an exist ...more

Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more

What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more

A group dedicated to the extraordinary life and work of Graham Greene.

A group where we read and discuss the books recommended by Felix Most recent book review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfQAnBol6Jw Felix' ...more
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