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Category Archives: literature
The Famous Five and the Spirit of Adventure
It’s funny the things which stick with you from childhood. I am a 37-year-old man who often finds myself remembering childhood moments which captivated my imagination. Just the other day I experienced a flashback to when I was in grade … Continue reading
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Tagged books, childhood, creativity, enidblyton, famousfive, imagination, memories, nostalgia, reading, thefamousfive
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Modern Circles of Hell: Some New Proposals
As Dante’s tour guide through hell, the Roman poet Virgil introduces the former to the nine circles of torment that will face the condemned upon death. These concentric circles roughly correspond to the seven deadly sins, but are extended to … Continue reading
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Tagged circlesofhell, dante, dantesinferno, devil, god, hell, satan, satire
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Søren Kierkegaard’s Existential Hermeneutics
Introduction Although widely recognised for his contribution to the fields of Western philosophy and psychology, Denmark’s Søren Kierkegaard was first and foremost a religious author. In this simple truth lies the key to unlocking the underlying convictions of Kierkegaard’s vast corpus. … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, hermeneutics, kierkegaard, philosophy, sorenkierkegaard, theology
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Falling into the Abyss: Dostoevsky’s The Double and Mental Illness
I. Picture this: you overhear your work colleagues talking in the break room one lunch time. You find out they have planned a party for that very evening. Everyone in the office is invited, and there will be plenty of … Continue reading
