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December 29, 2003

Measuring modernity?

Modern philosophies are considered modern in the sense that the great men of the past did not think of them. They thought of them; only they did not think much of them. - G. K. Chesterton.

[Once again, as I work to make some renewed sense of this modern world, I find that Chesterton is a source of some light. The world still doesn't make all that much sense, but there's comfort to be gained by learning from the likes of Chesterton that making sense is not the world's responsibility. It has more important things to do. -DMZ]

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