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triumph of instinct over intellect

All comedy aspires to laughter, although not all laughter is related to comedy. Still, many essential aspectsof comedy find affirmation in this response. To begin with, as Aristotle long ago observed, laughter is a uniquely human prerogative. Even that staid … Continue reading

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collecting is only humanist

The great books of Greece and Rome were written down between 800 B.C. and A.D. 450. They were first printed and disseminated only after A.D. 1450. Once printed, they were likely to survive only because they were so good or … Continue reading

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one culture’s rubbish: crocodile rock on the nile

The magnificent survival of records. Though was, natural disasters, hatred, forgetfulness and other human stupidities have obliterated vast treasures of past cultures, occasional good luck, the chances and mischances, have at least allowed us to rescue part of our written … Continue reading

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