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Alea iacta est!: Plutarch and the Event of the Self
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Alea iacta est!: Plutarch and the Event of the Self

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 / 25 May 2018

For Plutarch, life and the course of history insist that we face up to who we are and this is as harrowing as it is liberating; it is the source of our destruction as much as it is the springboard for our accomplishments.

‘The Best of Everything’ and ‘The Group’ Don’t Feel Defeatist for Women – They Feel Survivalist
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‘The Best of Everything’ and ‘The Group’ Don’t Feel Defeatist for Women – They Feel Survivalist

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 / 23 May 2018

We tend to err on the side of delusion for the sake of sanity. Rona Jaffe's The Best of Everything and Mary McCarthy's The Group, however, do not.