What makes Studio Ghibli films so special? We often see two sides of Japan in the media, one more accentuated than the other. The wacky and the bizarre world of futuristic design and technology, the robots, bullet train, anime and vending machines on the one hand; the modesty and minimalism, meticulous attention to detail and … Continue reading the shinto charm of Ghibli
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Someone told me I was brave. I am grateful for the compliment but I have to take my habitual dose of overthinking by asking the Socratic question: What is courage? And this is indeed a Socratic question, explored in the dialogue Laches. A quote attributed to Plato answers it rather neatly: 'Courage is knowing what … Continue reading On courage
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