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5 giorni fa · Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is known for its experimental style and its reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon. [1] . Written over a period of seventeen years and published in 1939, the novel was Joyce's final work.
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5 giorni fa · The Indian Buddhist philosopher Candrakīrti (c. 570–640) created a systematic and far-reaching interpretation of the central Madhyamaka (“Middle Way”) doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā) that many in Tibet regard as the highest philosophical view and as essential to the attainment of awakening.
10 ore fa · Andrzej Sapkowski is writing a new The Witcher book, set for release in Poland in 2024, with a global debut expected in early 2025. The upcoming book will focus on Geralt in a standalone story, following Sapkowski's previous vow to not continue the series beyond its conclusion. There are hints that the new book may tie into Netflix's upcoming ...
5 giorni fa · Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their practices or continue to be part of their society, but typically adopt a frugal lifestyle, characterised by the renunciation of material possessions and physical pleasures, and also spend time fasting while concentrating ...
2 giorni fa · Author: Shane Bobrycki By the 5th and 6th centuries, the bread and circuses and triumphal processions of the Roman Empire had given way to a quieter world. In “The Crowd in the Early Middle Ages ...
1 giorno fa · Heraclitus ( / ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Herákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on ancient and modern Western philosophy, including through the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hegel, and Heidegger.
5 giorni fa · My favorite books are written by people who make their intellectual passions personal. They not only find the topic interesting, they want to share their own personal experience of dealing with it. Fringe journalists like Jon Ronson, who wrote The Men Who Stare At Goats , can be hilariously frank about their discomfort with their own research, and share personal anecdotes.
