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Jane Austen

3 essays where Jane Austen sits on the council. Jane weighs in on boundaries, self-deception, attachment. Read what Jane would tell you.

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Relationships

When Do You Stop Making Excuses for Someone You Love?

Three thinkers on love and excuses. Fromm says you are not seeing the person. Murdoch says attention is love. Austen says the excuse hides something about the person making it.

Erich FrommIris MurdochJane Austenboundariesself-deception

Relationships

How Do You Know If You're in Love or Just Attached?

Three thinkers on love versus attachment. Girard asks if desire spiked when threatened. Austen asks if you see them clearly. Schopenhauer says nature is partly responsible.

Rene GirardJane AustenArthur SchopenhauerAttachmentDesireSelf-Knowledge

Ethics

When Is It Right to Break a Promise?

Three thinkers on broken promises. Russell says logic decides. Du Bois says justice overrides. Austen says character is what you do when keeping your word costs.

Bertrand RussellW.E.B. Du BoisJane AustenIntegrityCommitment

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Arthur Schopenhauer Bertrand Russell Erich Fromm Iris Murdoch Rene Girard W.E.B. Du Bois Attachment Commitment Desire Integrity Self-Knowledge boundaries self-deception

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