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Daily Archives: September 18, 2008
Apollo v. Dionysus: The First Paragraph of Friedrich Nietzche’s “The Birth of Tragedy”
Friedrich Nietzsche (first paragraph of The Birth of Tragedy): We shall have gained much for the science of aesthetics, once we perceive not merely by logical inference, but with the immediate certainty of vision, that the continuous development of … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo, Apollo and Dionysus, Dionysus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Greek tragedy, literature, moon, philosophy, poetry, psychology, Santi Tafarella, Satan
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An Outrageous Blow to Free Speech in Europe: A Turkish Court Bans Richard Dawkins’ Website from Turkey
The Guardian UK reports today that a Turkish court has set a ban on Richard Dawkins’ website. Money quote: A Turkish court has banned internet users from viewing the official Richard Dawkins website after a Muslim creationist claimed its contents … Continue reading
“Harvey Milk Day”: Assassinated in 1978, Harvey Milk was One of America’s Great Civil Rights Leaders, and Needs to Be Remembered as Such
Governor Schwarzenegger has a bill on his desk that would make each May 22nd in California “Harvey Milk Day.” The governor should sign the bill because Harvey Milk was one of America’s great civil rights leaders, courageously fighting for the dignity and civil equality … Continue reading
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