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The Aleph
The Aleph is a short story collection by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, first published in 1949. The title story narrates an encounter with a point in space that contains all other points simultaneously, allowing the viewer to perceive the entire universe at once. The collection explores themes of infinity, metaphysics, identity, and the limits of human comprehension. Several stories, includi...
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Phaedo
Phaedo is a dialogue by Plato that depicts the final hours of Socrates before his execution by hemlock poisoning in 399 BCE. Set in Socrates's prison cell, the dialogue presents four arguments for the immortality of the soul, including the theory of recollection and the concept of forms. The narrative is recounted by Phaedo, a student present at the scene, to the Pythagorean philosopher Echecrates...
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