The Great Conversation: Magic—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard The effects of magic on both history and literature are well-nigh incalculable, both when it is believed in and when […]
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The Great Conversation:Magic—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard From The High History of the Holy Graal to Macbeth to The Lord of the Rings, we seem to have an
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The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part III By Gabriel Blanchard Many figures from history write of a “true freedom” they contrast with mere autonomy: a freedom of will, intellect, and
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The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard The liberties of speech and person we take for granted are part of a larger philosophic framework—one with a more
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The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard Liberty is among the most complex and controversial topics in the Great Conversation—which is saying a lot! One of the
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The Great Conversation: Humor By Gabriel Blanchard “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Humor.” “Humor who?” “Humor me while I think of a better joke.” Many people feel that anything
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The Great Conversation: Experience By Gabriel Blanchard Nothing gains credentials for fools like experience, just as nothing discredits the well-informed like the lack of it. Like many themes
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The Great Conversation: Same & Other By Gabriel Blanchard The person in the mirror is the same person as you. … Isn’t it? One of the first things
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The Great Conversation: Quality By Gabriel Blanchard Which one, what kind, how many, how much, whose … Quality is one of the many great ideas that exists in
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The Great Conversation: Life & Death—Part III By Gabriel Blanchard What is the future of life for ourselves and our descendants? Go here for Part I and Part
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