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identity loss

1 essay on identity loss from the Consilium journal. Featuring Boethius, Emily Dickinson, William James. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Loss

What Do You Do When You've Lost the Version of Yourself That Knew What to Do?

Three thinkers on losing your compass. Boethius says fortune was always a loan. Dickinson maps the interior territory. James says act and the feeling follows.

BoethiusEmily DickinsonWilliam Jamesidentity lossdisorientation

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