verywide.net » Philosophy http://verywide.net/blog Just trying to catch butterflies, fish, lunatics, and stars, metaphorically speaking. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Walter Kaufmann ist mein Held http://verywide.net/blog/2009/05/24/kaufmann-and-rembrandt/ http://verywide.net/blog/2009/05/24/kaufmann-and-rembrandt/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 00:30:35 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/?p=346 It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose. – Walter Kaufmann

In my late teens and for too long after I had some odd beliefs. They are irrelevant now, and here, [...]

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