Tag: Aesthetic Experience
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The Essence of Stoicism – Part 2
The essence of the Stoic pursuit is to attain to the distanced perspective, to attain to the cosmic consciousness of the sage.
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The Essence of Stoicism – Part 1
The core endeavour of Stoicism is to reduce one’s troubles to a more trivial dimension. It is to ensure that ones troubles are no longer troubling.
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Lessons From the Philosophy of the Ancients
Poetry such as the Iliad and the Odyssey expresses the divine perspective of the ideal observer who, though deeply concerned, is in a state of complete joy.
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What can We Learn from Trauma?
If we are smart enough with how we respond to trauma, the aftermath of it is an experience of awe. The self is led to a place where it stops controlling. It turns its gazes to that which is vast and overwhelming, and from the position of gratitude, appreciates its magnificence.
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What can Art Teach Us about Experience?
Art inspires awe, wonder, and amazement. It thrills and stupefies us. It raises us to a higher level of experience where we are able to appreciate the artworks with the purest and most exquisite attention.