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The desert of the one.

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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Jan 08, 2022
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I have the cyclical aphorism in mind. Anyone familiar with the theory of Saecular Turnings may have seen a version of this.

Wise men create prosperous times.
Prosperous times make men foolish.
Foolish men create dangerous times.
Dangerous times make men wise.

Consider the idea of ‘lived experience’. What are we to do with this concept? On the one hand, a so…

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