George Steiner

Died: February 3, 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Francis George Steiner, was a literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, and educator. He wrote extensively about the relationship between language, literature and society.

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Latest Post How About a Good Video Game? by Marcel Proust public
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Barely Imaginable

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Jonathan Swift

Somatic Marker Hypothesis

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A feeling truly, from out of this world. The uniqueness of this experience makes it memorable, yet so do the repeatable events we experience every day. Meaning is the differentiator, mnemonics tell the story.

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A Nihilist's Pension

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Sappho
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Y-Urn-ING for Aesthetics

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John Keats
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Proceed Carefully, Very Carefully!

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Edgar Allan Poe
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She Thinks, Therefore She Can

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Christine de Pizan
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Depressed Long Term Depression (LTD)

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Dante
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Power is synonymous with Struggle

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Thomas Hobbes
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Responsion is a Correspondence, an 'Entsprechen'

George Steiner
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Boo Ya!

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Christine de Pizan
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To Hoard or Not to Hoard

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Christine de Pizan