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Ishiguro Explores 'Our Illusory Sense of Connection with the World'
(Matt Jones)
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Ishiguro Explores ‘Our Illusory Sense of Connection with the World’

December 10, 2018June 1, 2020 Cynthia Wong 0 Comments Literature, Sadness

Ishiguro has been praised for his unapologetic investigation of loss and hope, and the “inevitable sadness” inherent in his novels.

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Happiness Means Embracing Sadness and Pain Erraticus Image by Cristian Newman
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True Happiness Means Embracing Sadness and Pain

August 18, 2018June 3, 2020 Dinsa Sachan 0 Comments Emotional Well-being, Sadness

We are often sent messages that we shouldn’t feel negative emotions, so people are highly conditioned to want to change or get rid of their emotions, which leads to suppression, rumination, and/or avoidance—thus impeding our happiness.

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A Pragmatic Approach to Ideas

An online publication focused on human flourishing, we believe that art, culture, technology, and ideas matter as much as they empower individuals and communities to live well.

 

“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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