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The Art of Ending

Writer Ken Hollings is in northern Italy, contemplating late Nietzsche and the human condition, in sickness and in health.

鈥淣ietzsche and I crossed paths in an unexpected place not so long ago鈥 Without meaning to, the two of us found ourselves occupying the same place at different times but at similar points in our lives.鈥

In this fifth and final essay of the series the writer Ken Hollings is in northern Italy, contemplating late Nietzsche and the human condition, in sickness and in health.

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Fri 13 Aug 2021 22:45

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  • Fri 10 May 2019 22:45
  • Fri 13 Aug 2021 22:45

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