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Nietzsche and the ass festival
The story of Nietzsche and the “Ass Festival” is related to a section in his book “Thus Spoke Zarathustra.” The “Ass Festival” is a satirical and symbolic episode where Zarathustra…
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Autophagy
The term “autophagy” comes from the Greek words “auto-” meaning “self” and “phagein” meaning “to eat.” So, autophagy literally translates to “self-eating.” It refers to a cellular process where cells…
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Contemplation
The word “contemplation” originates from the Latin “contemplatio,” which is derived from the Latin verb “contemplari.” The prefix “con-” means “together,” and “templari” comes from “templum,” meaning “a place for…
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Everybody has an opinion
To have an opinion is to think- The word “opinion” comes from the Latin “opinio,” which means “conjecture, belief, what one thinks.” The root of “opinio” is “opinari,” which means…
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