Allison Sherman

Lover of wisdom. SF/Melbourne. Writing dissertation:17th cent philosophical thought:intellectual love & its practical implications:being in the world w/ others.

[Alan Watts @AlanWattsDaily]

This is what Zen means by being detached—not being without emotion or feeling, but being one in whom feeling is not sticky or blocked.

[PHILOSOPHY | φιλοσοφία @PhilosophyOnX]

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.- Nietzsche

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

When the joys of love outweigh the fears you can stop fucking thinking with your head and finally feel with your heart.

[Aristotle Quotes @Gr8AristotleQ]

In order to improve the mind, we ought less learn than to contemplate. Descartes

[Aristotle Quotes @Gr8AristotleQ]

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

[Aristotle Quotes @Gr8AristotleQ]

If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil. Spinoza

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

That's right- we mean mugging #newbabylove https://t.co/z10oRHJioY

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

@danandstephinsf I've no coursework its just my dissertation, it's been a slow start. haha. How are you, how's the dad life treating you?!

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

@danandstephinsf, I miss you too!
Australia is awesome, Melbourne actually reminds me a lot of SF!!

[Aristotle Quotes @Gr8AristotleQ]

If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. Spinoza

[PHILOSOPHY | φιλοσοφία @PhilosophyOnX]

“Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering.”
Roland Barthes

[Sage Francis @SageFrancis]

Just gonna leave this here & back away slowly. Please don't shoot. Found it on the internet & need a place to put it.

[Spinoza Quotes @BenedictSpinoza]

The whole of Nature is one individual whose parts vary in infinite ways without any change in the individual as a whole. (E2p13s)

[FeministPhilosophers @FeministPhils]

Three (!) new articles on Women in Philosophy http://t.co/0sBHvMizs0

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

@StuntedFreedom Don't apologize. I am glad that it stuck you as interesting (I am hoping that others find it interesting as well)!

[Allison Sherman @unabashedlovee]

@StuntedFreedom Yes, in very broad terms that is what my dissertation is on.