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“Aesthetic life is not something sophisticated - that's a humanistic lie. Aesthetic life is as integral to being human as building sandcastles on the beach and giving your children names.”

Quote by Calvin Seerveld

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Calvin Seerveld

Calvin Seerveld is a renowned philosopher, born in 1930. His research focuses on religious philosophy and ethics, particularly the relationship between religion and business ethics. Seerveld's works have had a profound impact on contemporary business ethics. more

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“In the Church, when we talk about 'the world', we often create an us and them situation and end up planting the seeds of all that we feel wrong with the world in the soil of our own backyard.”

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