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“For those who do not make the transition to a matured, more spiritual self-will reason will indeed be no more than rationalization. Here is a prodigious parallel: just as in antiquity the dysdaimonic personality could not appreciate how his mentality was bound in by his characterological (banausic, doulic) biases, so in modernity the facile or abstractivist rationalist cannot comprehend how his "rationality" merely slavishly subserves his appetites, delusions, preconceptions, ideologies, etc.”

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Kenny Smith, born on March 8, 1965, is a renowned basketball player. He is known for his exceptional skills and leadership on the NBA court, having played for the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks. Smith's contributions to basketball extend beyond the court, as he has also made a name for himself as a television analyst, known for his unique perspective and humorous style. more

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