Vitality is not the denial of mortality, but the grown-up way of facing it.
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One great function of the arts is to keep ideals alive in a culture that does not yet realize them.
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| Birth: | 27th March, 1955 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Essayist, Philosopher, Professor |
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Susan Neiman is an American moral philosopher, cultural commentator, and essayist. She has written extensively on the juncture between Enlightenment moral philosophy, metaphysics, and politics, both for scholarly audiences and the general public. She currently lives in Germany, where she is the Director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam.
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