Taylor Swift isn’t just a billionaire songwriter and performer. She’s also a philosopher. As a Swiftie and a philosopher, I’ve found that this claim surprises Swifties and philosophers alike. But once ...
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You Don’t Know Yourself as Well as You Think You Do
Know thyself: Many have said this. Socrates—maybe you’ve heard of him? Though he seems to have gotten the phrase from the oracle at Apollo’s temple in Delphi, where it was chiseled into the stone ...
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The Key to Critical Self-Awareness
Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Know thyself is the most famous maxim of Greek philosophy, carved into stone on the Temple of ...
We can substitute any word for stupid: smart, pretty, kind, fun, wise, sweet, etc. The point of the statement is to focus on the irony. Forest certainly knew he wasn’t like others, but he knew he wasn ...
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