3 essays where Baruch Spinoza sits on the council. Baruch weighs in on selfishness, desire, honesty. Read what Baruch would tell you.
Three thinkers on wanting things for yourself. Russell says self-absorption is where misery begins. Hurston says claiming what you want is not indulgence. Spinoza says first understand the wanting.
Three thinkers on lying to someone you love. Chekhov asks what gap the lie fills. Dostoevsky says the motive is not what you think. Spinoza says understanding the feeling transforms it.
Three thinkers disagree about rebuilding trust. Satir says start with yourself. Spinoza says understand the cause. bell hooks says love is a practice, not a feeling.
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