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The Human Condition.
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In some religious traditions, the myth of the ‘Fall from the Garden of Eden’ symbolizes the loss of the primordial state through the veiling of higher consciousness.Abstract:
Human beings are described by many spiritual traditions as ‘blind’ or ‘asleep’ or ‘in a dream.’ These terms refers to the limited attenuated state of consciousness of most human beings caught up in patterns of conditioned thought, feeling and perception, which prevent the development of our latent, higher spiritual possibilities. In the words of Idries Shah: “Man, like a sleepwalker who suddenly ‘comes to’ on some lonely road has in general no correct idea as to his origins or his destiny.” In some religious traditions, such as Christianity and Islam, the myth of the ‘Fall from the Garden of Eden’ symbolizes the loss of the primordial state through the veiling of higher consciousness. Other traditions use similar metaphors to describe the spiritual condition of humanity:read more
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‘Excellence’ and Exclusion: The Individual Costs of Institutional Competitiveness
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Neoliberalism, the public sphere, and a public good
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Does the subaltern speak? Migrant voices in digital Europe
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine a number of digital initiatives where refugees and migrants speak with/to Europe in the context of the "migration crisis" and present an analysis of four institutional and grassroots in...
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How to Do Things With History: Use of History as a Link Between Historical Consciousness and Historical Culture
TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical discussion of how use of history can be addressed as a distinct concept, analytically and pedagogically, is presented, and the relationship between history and use is investigated further from a phenomenological perspective.
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Borderless Worlds for Whom? : Ethics, Moralities and Mobilities
TL;DR: In this paper, Paasi et al. discuss the role of nature at the EU maritime borders: agency, ethics, and accountability, and present an ethical code for cross-border governance: what does the European Union say on the ethics of crossborder cooperation? Elisabetta Nadalutti 15.
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