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I wasn't planning on posting today, until I suddenly remembered having captured some fences after our visit to the museum last week. What a smile when I stumbled onto this image - one of many but one of a kind from that day. It immediately reminded me of the very mood of Philosopher's Walk.
HFF after all!
A philosopher once asked, Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... ”Do the stars gaze back?" Now that's a question.
stardust
Naples Museum of Arcaelogy
Particolare Philosopher Campana
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While walking around a park that I had newly discovered, I found this elderly gentleman. He was sitting on some rocks bordering the river, hunched over and intently writing something, while a group of fishermen chatted happily not too far in front of him. I could see that he was an observer of the Jewish faith and, as this was taken on a Saturday (the Sabbath), I presume that he was engaged in some religious reflection.
The shot might have been interesting with everything visible, but I knew that the lighting would make that difficult. I figured that a silhouette shot might work nicely here. Exposure metering was locked on the water. The only thing that I would redo about this shot would be to close down the aperture - the shallow depth of field isn't really necessary when dealing with silhouettes, in my opinion.
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Bernkastel-Kues, Germany.
The first settlements date back to the time of the Linear Pottery culture, some 5000 years ago. The present town developed in the Middles Ages. Bernkastel was granted town status by King Rudolph of Habsburg in 1291. Bernkastel literally means "bear castle".
In 1905, Bernkastel, on the right bank, was merged with the village of Kues, on the left bank. They were joined by the villages of Andel and Wehlen in 1970.
Kues was the birthplace of Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa ("Nikolaus von Kues" in German, 1401-1464), a philosopher, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer, who is regarded as one of the greatest geniuses and polymaths of the 15th century.
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Dating from the 14th Century, the now Grade I Listed Dartington Hall and its 880 acre estate was neglected until 1925 when it was purchased by the Elmhirst family who restored the estate buildings. They founded Dartington Hall School, Dartington Tweed Mill and Dartington Glass and the estate was popular with artists, musicians, philosophers, architects and writers. The beautiful gardens are Grade II Listed. The church tower of St Mary's is Grade I Listed and dates from the 14th century.
The German philosopher Erich Fromm has developed an interesting idea on people embodying one concept of two polar states - TO HAVE or TO BE.
I found out this theory during University years when Fromm's book 'To have or to be?' first got into my hands. Fromm believed that everyone of us has two potential opportunities: an opportunity to have and an opportunity to be. Each of us chooses his way, depending on personal believes and world perception.
A person with extrovert tendency, oriented on world consumption is an adherent of TO HAVE conception. Here we deal with pragmatism, utilitarianism and notorious hedonism.
A person with boundless desire to be the part of world, to inspire, to teach and to be thought, create something, help others, is an adherent of TO BE conception. And here we can talk about interest, enthusiasm and from time to time needless nervousness.
I will not divide people in these two categories artificially according to the conception, but I would like to pay attention at the fact that these two poles are always struggling in us. We are a part of the society and its common idea TO HAVE can easily penetrate into our minds, but at the same time we believe in our uniqueness and try to realize our potential under the TO BE conception. It is a true life struggle. Nobody has said that it would be easy. One is known for sure. You should not be afraid of who you are.
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A great tree,...
He might even be a poet....
Le philosophe dit:
Amis, allez voir le poète,...
Et le poète raconte,...:
Qui a su aimer la Terre,..
a aimé,...L'éternité!....
The Philosopher, Harpocrates (1593) by Jan Harmensz Muller at the Allentown Art Museum.
старинная яхта красного дерева, 1932 года постройки класса "Дракон" поставлена в этом месте символизируя берег Даугавы, который когда то здесь находился, возле Резиденции Философов
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The European shag or common shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for the northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the shag. The scientific genus name is Latinised Ancient Greek, from φαλακρός (phalakros, "bald") and κόραξ (korax, "raven"). The species name aristotelis commemorates the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
The shag feeds in the sea, and, unlike the great cormorant, is rare inland. It will winter along any coast that is well-supplied with fish.
Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
The European shag is one of the deepest divers among the cormorant family. Using depth gauges, European shags have been shown to dive to at least 45 m (148 ft). European shags are preponderantly benthic feeders, i.e. they find their prey on the sea bottom. They will eat a wide range of fish but their commonest prey is the sand eel. Shags will travel many kilometres from their roosting sites in order to feed.
In UK coastal waters, dive times are typically around 20 to 45 seconds, with a recovery time of around 15 seconds between dives; this is consistent with aerobic diving, i.e. the bird depends on the oxygen in its lungs and dissolved in its bloodstream during the dive. When they dive, they jump out of the water first to give extra impetus to the dive.
It breeds on coasts, nesting on rocky ledges or in crevices or small caves. The nests are untidy heaps of rotting seaweed or twigs cemented together by the bird's own guano. The nesting season is long, beginning in late February but some nests not started until May or even later. Three eggs are laid. Their chicks hatch without down and so they rely totally on their parents for warmth, often for a period of two months before they can fly. Fledging may occur at any time from early June to late August, exceptionally to mid-October.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_shag
I was able to accept a red diamond as a stand-in for the Philosopher's Stone, but the crystal used in the Diagon Alley set is just ridiculous.
Ambulans Tolle philosophus .
Harmonias abstinentibus crudelitatis primitiva fabulas ,
fanaticorum deliria sacrificia fieri ,
quod communicant in cordibus stupebunt,
skepticism ut paradoxa facit mysteria flectere ,
cum signa contrariam satus super,
coepit benigniorem tuus contemptionem ostendunt ?
Cuius minimum gustum elit ,
Præcipitabit mortem tuam avertis inconcinnus doctrina ?
Finge hæsitationibus tuum sicut INDIFFERENS ora tumescere
indifferentiam intellectualiter periculosum general suus tenuit ,
propter venias ad obediendum GREGARIUS singuli quaerentes ,
jam tenaces philosophizers nolentes audire ,
ridiculum sententia tua pereas verbis subtilius hinc ,
haec TUMOROSUS ones designare obligando cessantibus oculo pietatis ,
Hactenus principia superfluo systematice irridebant values ,
derangement temperamenta ornare impatienter profundum abyssi ,
Dubius aures oratione opponit male,
Philosophus de facto indignatus explicationes apparet ,
Satis fucata haec sunt gradus ,
ambulare a repudium monstra furorem scholis ,
quibus animalium non vivere stridor dentium.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary. ~Patrick F. McManus
Disconnected Philosophers.
Besondere Existenz Auflösungen Schmelzen Bewusstsein wesentlichen Grundlagen beschlagnahmt,
nullius recogniciones in libertatem transfigurentur negationes desideria,
formes d'expressions restants unité essences universelles présentés,
προσδιορισμοί παρατηρώντας αντίθεση, κατά συνέπεια, μεταξύ της επίδειξης δράσεων αμοιβαίου,
сознательное неуступчивый судьба состоящий актуальность кратность вещество немедленное,
komplisert forståelse praktisk talt tilbøyeligheter skjule dyder flom,
moralister språk otaliga synonyma värderingarna födda,
megelőzte oktatás féltékeny hitelét növedékek olvas,
faculdades censuráveis ambiciosos fileiras questionáveis diferentes experiências curvo,
enigmas intleachtúil modhanna cur isteach ar instincts paradoxical shines,
epistemologica creationem rerum, videtur quod non fuerit audacia appellationibus,
енергично често пристрасност самоћа закључа енцхаинед најављује будућност,
arddangosiadau agosrwydd wybodaeth reciprocals rhagweladwy am gyfnod amhenodol interposition yn,
rezònman matematik échanj a lokal posibilite dyalèktik inivèsèl montre fo,
fyrst og fremst á móti flókið tilveru undirlag presupposed efni,
調査のプロセスの複雑な相互に無限の動きが提起参照可能科学を破壊.
Steve.D.Hammond.