“It’s an embarrassing fact that we are more afraid of embarrassment than a host of other discomforts, but it isn’t less true for all that. How often have you refrained from voicing hope or indignation for fear of being dismissed as childish? Oddly enough, that fear is adolescent, born of a time when few things feel worse than being regarded as a less grown-up than your peers.”
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Why Grow Up?: Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age
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Susan Neiman
Susan Neiman is an American philosopher known for her research in ethics and the history of philosophy. Her work focuses on moral philosophy, political philosophy, and Jewish philosophy, particularly as it applies to contemporary society. Her writings explore themes such as freedom, responsibility, justice, and moral judgment. more
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