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Rochefoucauld’s Troubles
Rochefoucauld observes: ‘Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.’ But I say: Where philosophy is, troubles are not; and where troubles are, philosophy is not.
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No Experts
There are no experts in my field because those who understand the most would say that they know the least, and those who understand least say they know most.
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Nature, Society, and Government
Society is necessary for human beings to overcome the difficulties of nature. Society ameliorates some of these difficulties but adds an entirely new set of difficulties. Government is necessary to overcome the difficulties of society. Government ameliorates some these difficulties but adds an entirely new set of difficulties. We are always adding to our difficulties with difficulties of our own making. This explains why it’s true to say that people run to society to escape the evils of nature, but run to nature to escape the evils of society. ‘We are everywhere in chains!’, says the pessimist.
An experiment with philosophy as a way of life
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