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Steven Gambardella

Oct 23, 2021

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Spinoza: Philosophy as Religion

A New Book Examines the Dutch Philosopher’s Religious Vision

Pieter Claesz, Vanitas (1630) A typical “vanitas” (literally: “emptiness”) still life from the Dutch Golden Age. (Public domain. Source: Wikipedia)

By one estimate, more than half of adults in the UK cannot touch their toes.

Babies and children can. A young child can fold at its hips and double over as flat as a pancake. Why are adults so inflexible?

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