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Why We Don't Trust Each Other Anymore

These Precious Days: Essays

The document discusses René Girard's theory of mimetic desire and its implications, analyzing how desires are formed socially and the role of identification in desire acquisition.

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Live the Questions: Rilke on Embracing Uncertainty and Doubt as a Stabilizing Force

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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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In Praise of Shadows

The essay explores the cultural appreciation of shadows, darkness, and subdued beauty in traditional Japanese architecture, art, and everyday objects, contrasting it with Western ideals of brightness and clarity.

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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Jenny Odell • 4 highlights

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The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

Interwoven conversations among four friends explore the complexities and nuances of love, ranging from its beauty and joy to its darker and destructive manifestations.

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