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Grief, Martha Nussbaum, and Me

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Abigail

Recently, I’ve been reading a highly-regarded woman philosopher whose name is Martha C. Nussbaum. MCN is, along with other fields of her expertise, a scholar of ancient philosophers. She likes the Greek and Roman Epicureans and Stoics who wrote and … Continue reading →

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Death Be Not Proud

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Abigail

Death Be Not Proud We think of our life stories as headed toward a concluding sentence, after which, if they were novels, we would see written: “The End.” Not that everyone conceives this “end” the same way. Take Heidegger, the … Continue reading →

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Getting to Objectivity

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Abigail

Getting to Objectivity Lately I’ve been reading a book titled What is Fiction For? The British philosopher Bernard Harrison wrote it to defend novels – defend writing them and reading them – from the accusation that they don’t tell the … Continue reading →

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“Proof of Heaven”

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Abigail

“Proof of Heaven” We are in Riverside, California, having arrived from Phoenix, Arizona, where we had a five-minute TV appearance on Pat McMahon’s show, The Morning Scramble. Jerry had had his first radio interview with Pat, an hour-long substantive conversation … Continue reading →

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