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Cartesian odyssey
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 4 December 2012 TRAVELLING MAN “Je voyage, donc je suis” “Il est bon de savoir quelque … Continue reading
Posted in France, Philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged Discours de la méthode, je pense donc je suis, odyssey, René Descartes, Stockholm
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Like snow off a dyke
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 1 November 2012 Yesterday, today, tomorrow: less than a nanosecond on the clock-face of eternity. ——– … Continue reading
Family
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 29 October 2012 The family: a moody ill-matched group of self-seeking individuals held together loosely by … Continue reading
The jet set
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Tagged 2 to 8a Rutland Gate, Airbus 380, priciest home, private jets
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Demosthenes
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Partitocracy v. Democracy
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Semper aliquid novi
Editorial note: (1) If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our posts in context. (2) Not all the views expressed in this blog necessarily have the imprimatur of Antigone1984. Sometimes, … Continue reading
It’s all Greek to me
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Tagged Château Pétrus, Lehman Brothers, non-performing loans, Paul Samuelson, Richard Lipsey
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Athens: business as usual?
Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. Athens, 5 June 2012 Well, here we are in the Greek capital. After Rome last week, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambelokipi, Athens, Chrysi Avgi, Gore Vidal, immigrants, Michaloliakos, suicide, Syriza
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