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Conversation with Confucius
philipdunnart What is your take on using divination to guide life choices? Confucius My take is that divination should be used to guide the bigger
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Conversation with Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Yes, I had a wonderful friendship with that man. I very much enjoyed his works and I greatly admired his mind. We often
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Conversation with Socrates
philipdunnart What is pleasure? Socrates Pleasure as I understand it, is the temporary relief of pain or tension. To be pleased is to be at
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Conversation with Friedrich Nietzsche
philipdunnart Where do the symbols of the mind come from? Friedrich Nietzsche Symbols of the mind are the products of our perception of the world.
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Interview with the artist
What’s your philosophy behind the artwork? It’s always been about encouraging people to look. And that started with me. I needed to encourage myself to