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Peter H's avatar

Looking at Man as “a freak of nature, being within nature and yet transcending it” is the cause our destruction of nature and tte climate emergency. Rather we should see ourselves as part of and not above nature.

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D.J. Jordan's avatar

'.........being within nature and yet transcending it" I think means that by going deep within, we can transcend to love and joy - to mind full ness; there, we will know how to help destroy the chaos of the world today. Going deeper, we will see our world as perfect, as is, right now! ❤️

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Michelle's avatar

In response to #3, I find it a burden. I often find myself envious as I watch my dog live in the moment. She sleeps when she needs it and cuddles when she needs it. She expresses fear and then shakes it off and moves onto the next thing.

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D.J. Jordan's avatar

Correct! However, dogs have no self-awareness, which humans have and this is how we relate to everyone and everything. ❤️

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Larry Klein's avatar

Great stuff. Love Fromm...🎯🎯

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Margreet de Heer's avatar

I've been pondering the question in Quote #5 - "What is it that distinguishes man from animals?" - in my philosophy comic! It's a tricky one, self-awareness, for how would we measure that in animals? In the end I came upon Humor and Religion as the two big distinguishing factors... (Maybe those two are in a sense extremes of self-awareness)

Here are my ponderings on self-awareness in animals: https://philosophycomics.substack.com/p/who-do-we-think-we-are-part-2

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Nirmalo's avatar

Frage № 02: "Wenn Liebe eine Handlung ist, die Anstrengung und Freiheit erfordert..."

1. Liebe ist keine Handlung.

2. Liebe erfordert keine Anstrengung und auch sonst nichts weiter - ausgenommen die Offenheit (!) für Liebe.

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Frage № 03: "Ist das Selbstbewusstsein die größte Stärke oder die größte Last der Menschheit?"

Weder, noch.

Selbstbewusstsein ist

nicht identisch mit Hybris.

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