Tag: philosophy
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An attempt at flânerie in San Francisco: Part I, The Idea
I started the day restless and angsty: I made the mistake of going online first thing in the morning. My house in San Francisco now has wifi, so I did the standard online circuit of email, Facebook, newspaper sites and blogs before even getting out of bed. For a variety of reasons, this left me…
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My Ukulele, Happiness, God and Ethics
Those of you who know me well know I spend a lot of time thinking. A lot of this time thinking is spent thinking about how to make myself happy. Recently, I have found that I am a lot happier than I used to be. What happened? Why am I more happy now? To begin…
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Road Trip Post 1: Iron Man, Metaphysics and 400 miles
As promised, I will be blogging my thoughts on the roadtrip with Will and Ken and later my thoughts on my stay in Minneapolis. Leaving Middlebury was definitely sad; I had my last meal in Proctor and it was especially stirring to saying goodbye to Thom who I won’t see until I go to France…
George Altshuler 