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Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is...' Life lessons on growth, success and human nature by Swiss-born philosopher and writer

Quote of the day by Jean-Jacques Rousseau continues to inspire discussions on imagination, human nature, freedom and growth. Rousseau believed imagination had no limits while reality remained restricted by society and human systems. His writings shaped political thought, education, music and philosophy during the Enlightenment period. The quote also explains…

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Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries

Today’s youth cherish “authenticity,” but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst Young, more than 9 in 10 Gen Z respondents indicated that being authentic and true to yourself is extremely or very important. In fact, most of them claimed authenticity is more important than any other…

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How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual

The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States, adopted an official flag on June 14, 1777. The delegates resolved that “the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white: that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a…

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Left is Not Woke: a philosopher's plea for universalism and 'progress' is a frustrating polemic

Some years ago I was surprised to come across a person whose politics I knew to be conservative at a Greens fundraiser. When I asked him why he was there, he said he supported any gay candidate, irrespective of party.

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Explainer: the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is profoundly contemporary

By any reckoning, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) is one of the most influential Western philosophers in history. No account of the modern era – not just modern thought – could ignore him. Few courses in political or social theory would think to omit him.

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A tour of Savoie’s majestic Alpine lakes

Beloved of historical figures from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Queen Victoria and Paul Cézanne, the great Alpine lakes of France’s Pays de Savoie match the region’s towering peaks, including Mont Blanc, in their “still, silent majesty”, said Steve King in Condé Nast Traveller. A tour might begin beside the largest and…

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Adam Smith's Quiet Christianity

The Scottish thinker's famous friendship with David Hume demonstrates his liberalism, not his atheism.

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The politics of the castaway story

Ruben Östlund’s 2022 film Triangle of Sadness has attracted both praise and criticism as a satire of the world’s rich. Triangle of Sadness follows the familiar plot of a castaway story. A luxury cruise ship capsizes after a disastrous drinking session between the captain (an American communist) and a passenger…

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