The dock bobs in the waves as I hang, crouched on the top step of the ladder, contemplating how the cool water will feel if I just let go. My toes tingle in the…
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What do we know, and how do we really know what we know? David Hume, the 18th-century Scottish philosopher, ventured that everything we perceive comes from what we’ve directly experienced. If we happen upon…
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I had a conversation with a friend the other day about a book we had both read on a young immigrant coming of age, leaving behind his innocence, in America. This discussion led to…