“By diverting the Dionysian impulse into special rites on special days, the orgy kept it under control, preventing it from surfacing in more insidious and perfidious ways. More than that, it transformed it into an invigorating and liberating—and, in that… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is the manifestation of the conflict between our desire for meaning and the absence of objective meaning from the universe.” — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Just as Prometheus delivered stolen fire to man, so Eve, and the serpent, delivered man into self-consciousness, setting him up, were it not for… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Just as we use speech and gestures to communicate, so we use touch. Words can say, ‘I love you’, but touch can also say… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating. — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, loneliness is not the experience of lacking but the experience of living. It is part and parcel of the human condition, and, unless… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
Man first creates the universe in his image, and then turns round to say that God created man in his image... As Voltaire quipped,… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Philosophy is a bitter medicine with many fearsome side effects, but if you are able to stomach it, it can cure your soul of… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“In refining their senses and aesthetic judgement, blind tasters become much more conscious of the richness not only of wine but also of other… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Wonder begets culture, which begets yet more wonder, and the end of wonder is wisdom, which is the state of perpetual wonder.” — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
There are essentially three types of people: those who love life more than they fear it, those who fear life more than they love… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Our life is just as long or short as our remembering: as rich as our imagining, as vibrant as our feeling, and as profound… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“Although selfhood depends causally upon the existence of the brain, it amounts to something far more than the brain. This something is vague and… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“I can't believe I spent 13 years at school and never got taught cooking, gardening, conversation, massage, Latin, or philosophy. What were they thinking?… — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
“If you’ve found something in life that's better than sleeping, you’re already a huge success.” — Neel Burton Copy Share Image
