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Zeitgeist

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Abigail

Zeitgeist It’s a German word for the “spirit of the times.” The historian Norman Stone gives an example of a moment when the Zeitgeist changed: “Dangerfield had it right when he observed how, in the cartoons of Punch, there was … Continue reading →

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“Style”

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Abigail

“Style” Years ago, my acupuncturist used to know a guru named Ramamurti. He still has a following, although he has since passed to his reward. I am told that there are ashrams in Pennsylvania now dedicated to this guru. How … Continue reading →

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“It’s Not Enough to be Intelligent”

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Abigail

“It’s Not Enough to be Intelligent” Today Fran, my therapeutic riding teacher, told me I have “a beautiful physique” on a horse and could qualify for the International competitions in “para-dressage” (dressage for the handicapped). People compete in those events … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Alienation, Autonomy, Chivalry, Contradictions, Cool, Desire, dialectic, Erotic Life, Faith, Femininity, Freedom, Friendship, Health, Hegel, history of ideas, Identity, Institutional Power, Love, Male Power, master, Memoir, motherhood, Peace, Power, Psychology, relationships, Roles, Social Conventions, Spirituality, Suffering, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman, Theism, Time, Zeitgeist | Tagged "Confessions of a Young Philosopher", Abigail L. Rosenthal, absurdity, blood work, checkmate, Confessions of a Young Philosopher, contradictions, depression, disappoinment, failure, Faith, God, handicap, Health, hippotherapy, Hitchcock film, holistic healing, hope, hoplessness, intelligence, Janus-faced, Mother, neuropathy, Olympic competition, para-dressage, physiatrist, physical therapy, Portugese, prayer, providence, self-help, suffering, therapeutic riding, Western medicine | 1 Comment

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