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Baruch Spinoza

3 essays where Baruch Spinoza sits on the council. Baruch weighs in on selfishness, desire, honesty. Read what Baruch would tell you.

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Ethics

Is It Wrong to Want Something Only for Yourself?

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.

Bertrand RussellZora Neale HurstonBaruch Spinozaselfishnessdesire

Ethics

When Is It Okay to Lie to Someone You Love?

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.

Anton ChekhovFyodor DostoevskyBaruch SpinozaHonestyCompassionEthics

Relationships

How Do You Trust Someone Again After They've Hurt You?

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.

Virginia SatirBaruch Spinozabell hookstrustvulnerability

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Anton Chekhov Bertrand Russell Fyodor Dostoevsky Virginia Satir Zora Neale Hurston bell hooks Compassion Ethics Honesty desire selfishness trust vulnerability

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