One of the most elegant and prescient essays in contemp political philosophy is Charles Taylor The Politics of Recognition. I was rereading it recently and struck by how something written in 1992 anticipates so many debates that dominate cultural and political life.
A thread🧵.
"Doctors call my kind of insomnia terminal, an ominous adjective I like, though it simply means that the end of my sleep is most affected."
Vincenzo Latronico on his nightly struggle.
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“I was at a sensory distance from the world, as if I were wrapped in clear plastic.” In 2003, Laura Hillenbrand wrote about the mysterious sickness that seized control of her life and wouldn’t let go. https://t.co/Shj761nIYc