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“But I don't want to just believe it, I want it to be true.”

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In this poignant and imaginative novel, the reader is drawn into the complex relationship between a man with a rare genetic disorder and the woman who loves him. The man, known as 'Hank', possesses the ability to time travel without control, often finding himself in different eras and locations. His wife, 'Clara', must navigate the emotional turmoil of her husband's unpredictable absences and the challenges of living with someone who is constantly changing. The story delves into themes of love, loss, and the human condition, offering a unique perspective on the nature of time and the resilience of the human spirit. more

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Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger is an American writer known for her unique literary style and profound emotional descriptions. Her works often explore complex interpersonal relationships and philosophical issues, with her most famous novel being 'The Time Traveler's Wife'. more

“What I have described as a blind spot is not a mere oversight on Sellars's part. I think it reflects Sellars's attempt to combine two insights: first, that meaning and intentionality come into view only in a context that is normatively organized, and, second, that reality as it is contemplated by the sciences of nature is norm-free. The trouble is that Sellars thinks the norm-free reality disclosed by the natural sciences is the only location for genuine relations to actualities. That is what leads to the idea that placing the mind in nature requires abstracting from aboutness. Now Aquinas, writing before the rise of modern science, is immune to the attractions of that norm-free conception of nature. And we should not be too quick to regard this as wholly a deficiency in his thinking. (Of course in all kinds of ways it is a deficiency.) There is a live possibility that, at least in one respect, Thomistic philosophy of mind is superior to Sellarsian philosophy of mind, just because Aquinas lacks the distinctively modern conception of nature that underlies Sellars's thinking. Sellars allows his philosophy to be shaped by a conception that is characteristic of his own time, and so misses an opportunity to learn something from the past.”

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Book:Having the World in View: Essays on Kant, Hegel, and Sellars

Source: Having the World in View: Essays on Kant, Hegel, and Sellars

“Tell me, son... have you ever been intimidated by anyone?' 'Oh yes,' said Thomas. 'I don't believe it. By whom?' 'By Our Lord... on the altar.”

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Author:Louis de Wohl

“But in this life on earth we have not only the fear but the certainty that we shall lose it. For one day we must die. Therefore true happiness... lasting, everlasting happiness cannot be our lot on earth. Nor could it be otherwise. For everlasting happiness is only another name for God.”

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Book:The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas

Source: The Quiet Light: A Novel About Thomas Aquinas

“To this question "Is there anything" St. Thomas begins by answering "Yes"; if he began by answering "No", it would not be the beginning but the end. This is what some of us call common sense. Either there is no philosophy, no philosopher, no thinkers, no thought, no anything; or else there is a real bridge between the mind and reality. (chapter 6)”