"An alpinist develops his power and gives proof of it; he feels and thinks simultaneously; this superior joy illuminates the snow landscape. But he who has taken an electric train up to the top of a famous mountain does not find the same sun."Emile-Auguste Chartier, "Diogenes" in Alain on Happiness. Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 1973. … Continue reading Slow Travel
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Clingy Political Ideologies
"Interestingly, one of the initial impediments to open-mindedness is not ignorance but ideology. This is especially true in America, where (particularly in "progressive" circles) we have politicized open-mindedness to the point that it isn't so open-minded anymore. Indeed, regardless of whether your sympathies lean to the left or the right, you aren't going to learn … Continue reading Clingy Political Ideologies
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