Tag Archives: Plato
“Courage”
“Courage” Courage, Plato said, is knowing what ought to scare you, and what ought not to. What Plato said reminds me of the time I was driving home from the JFK airport in a rainstorm so ferocious that one passed … Continue reading
Posted in culture, life and death struggle, psychology, social conventions
Tagged blackout, courage, guidance, guts, handicaps, hazardous driving, hero, hitchhiking, JFK airport, male predators, Manhattan, New York City, pay phones, Plato, Port Authority, power failure, prayer, Rotary Club, street smarts, vulgarity, West Orange, wisdom
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“Masculinity”
1899 | “Berth deck cooks aboard cruiser U.S.S. Brooklyn” | Edward H. Hart “Masculinity” Any woman still maintaining that the terms “masculinity” and “femininity” should be put between scare quotes, as mere social or grammatical constructs, is invited to walk … Continue reading
Posted in culture, femininity, feminism, gender balance, masculinity, philosophy, political, sexuality
Tagged Brooklyn, Colette, Femininity, Feminity, gender roles, God, jeune fille, Masculinity, Plato, Simone de Beauvoir, Vinca
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