Genevieve Stebbins’ Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression (1886)
A philosophical system and a practical guide for the cultivation of dramatic genius.
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Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History
In early modern Europe, around the time when lenses began to bring the world (and heavens) into newfound focus, patients started appearing in medical records with a particular ailment: a firm belief that they were made of glass. Tamara Sanderson investigates the source and manifestation of this…
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on loneliness
Loneliness is strange. I can be surrounded by everyone I love and adore, yet still feel alone. My soul yearns for a connection I have not found. I thought I had it when I was younger. I thought the person closest to me would be the one I could open my heart to completely. But they tell me they do…
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Don’t save the good stuff
My latest column for 3 Quarks Daily is live, entitled, “A Creative State of Mind Starts with Curiosity and Pronoia.” I’ve been wanting to explore these topics in a new book, but the way I was going about it wasn’t very useful. In the spirit of publishing before making it perfect the second time, I…
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Epistemic Injustice: When Knowledge Is Unfairly Dismissed
An invitation to speak does not guarantee that our knowledge will receive fair consideration. Epistemic injustice examines how prejudice and unequal power shape whose testimony counts, whose experiences become understandable, and whether a contribution can influence what others investigate or…
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Self-Esteem Requires No Permission
“A man who decides to live by his own internal code must first make his peace with being hated by those who survive on permission.” — Yukio Mishima Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Charleston … Continue reading → The post Self-Esteem Requires No Permission appeared first on…
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A Philosopher Wants Researchers to Stop Saying Psychedelics Dissolve the Self
Some people on psychedelics say their sense of self vanished completely, but their own words, read closely, could describe several different changes.
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Goodnight Moon, 2026-10-27
Goodnight Moon, 2026-10-27 Topic(s) GoodnightMoon Lambert Strether Tue, 27 Oct 2026 - 05:18 “Do you have memories of a past life? Scientists uncover a striking pattern in reincarnation reports” [Daily Mail]: Researchers from the University of Virginia examined 1,678 reports from people claiming to…
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Nobody Cheers at Mile Eighteen
When a hard client keeps grinding on you month after month, it's easy to think the trouble means God's stepped away. James says the one who keeps going under the weight is blessed right there in the middle, with a crown of life waiting that no lost account can touch. Here's how to keep your form…
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Don’t Ask AI Unless You Know the Answer Before You Ask
Image created by AI by Angela A. Stanton PhD. Most people fall into the AI trap of asking a question, and if the answer looks “OK” and, especially if it lines up with the person’s beliefs, one tends to accept … Continue reading →
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Leaves and Leaving
David Miller :: "Exit Memory" :: / inlovewithitart / Instagram * From our days in a religious cult: The real error was not understanding that everything has it's life span. The trick is to know when to leave. In that world [the world we had agreed to join] leaving meant expulsion with no return.…
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