December 2010
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Wisdom and Hydrodynamics →
The good life is a correct balance between know-that and know-how. Knowing in an intellectual way is simply not enough for a full understanding and embodiment of wisdom. In fact, a good definition of wisdom is embodied valuable knowledge. Or, in vernacular: (valuable) knowledge in action. On the other hand, wise action is impossible with ignorance in theory.
That doesn’t mean that a man...
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“A new species of philosophers is coming up: I venture to baptize them with a...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, ‘The Free Spirit’, section 42.
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“The missing ear - ‘So long as one always lays the blame on others one still...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche, Human All Too Human, vol.2, section 386.