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The Story
“The crucial thing is the story.” That is what I claim in A Good Look at Evil, my book which holds that the person who would live a good life finds her own story while the evil-doer may be detected … Continue reading →
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Not Getting Over It
When one has been through a difficult passage in the course of one’s life, it’s common to get the collective advice from Job’s Comforters: get over it! I’ve always thought that was very bad advice – except maybe for horses … Continue reading →
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