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“In the western philosophy you can't perceive infinities at every moment. It's not there to do.”

Philosophy Moments Humanity Buddhism Western Perceive Infinity Western Philosophy

Author:Frederick Lenz

“How often one sees people looking far and wide for what they are holding in their hands? Why! I am doing it myself at this very moment.”

People Philosophy Moments Hands Wide

Book:Guesses at Truth

Source: Guesses at Truth

“There are moments in life where the question of knowing whether one might think otherwise than one thinks and perceive otherwise than one sees is indispensable if one is to continue to observe or reflect... What is philosophy today... if it does not consist in, instead of legitimizing what we already know, undertaking to know how and how far it might be possible to think otherwise?”

Ifs Thinking Knows Doe Philosophy Moments Might Today Know How Knowing Perceive Indispensable Undertakings

Author:Michel Foucault

“Throughout the history of el Bulli, there have been many changes in its organisation or philosophy. This is another one of those moments. There will be risk, and freedom, and creativity. But there won't be opening hours, or reservations, or routines.”

Has Beens Philosophy Moments Hours Creativity Risk Opening Organisation Reservations

Author:Ferran Adria

“Our failure to see and access the pure joy and radiance of life is owning to a lack of awareness. In any situation there is beauty. Even at the moment of one's death there is beauty.”

Philosophy Moments Life Is Joy Situation Awareness Pure Access Radiance Pure Joy

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The only real distinction at this dangerous moment in human history and cosmic development has nothing to do with medals and ribbons. Not to fall asleep is distinguished. Everything else is mere popcorn.”

Humans Art Real Philosophy Moments Fall History Dangerous Development Mere Distinction Cosmic Medal Human History Distinguished Ribbons Popcorn

Author:Saul Bellow

“In civilized places idleness, once the prerequisite for abstract thought, poetry, religion, philosophy, and falling in love, has become a character flaw. In America we've managed to stamp it out almost completely, and few people under forty can remember a single moment of it, even in earliest childhood. The phrase 'spare time' has vanished from the land.”

Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories

“I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.”

Mind Humans Philosophy Moments Body Memories Space Emotion Alive Aspect Medicine Privilege Senses Acknowledge Human Body Good Memories Soma

Book:Art Psalms

Source: Art Psalms

“men are not born with a faculty for the universal and ... women are not reduced at birth to the particular. The universal has been, and is continually, at every moment, appropriated by men. It does not happen by magic, it must be done. It is an act, a criminal act, perpetrated by one class against another. It is an act carried out at the level of concepts, philosophy, politics.”

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Book:The Straight Mind: And Other Essays

Source: The Straight Mind: And Other Essays