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Hamlet

Shakespearean character referenced as a type of the reflective modern man.

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Also known as Hamlet

First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers

Hamlet shows up with force in The Geography of Will and the Skeptic's Sedative. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Prescribed by modern doctors as an antidote to the dangerous 'spirit' of denial, representing skeptical inaction.
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In The Geography of Will and the Skeptic's Sedative: Prescribed by modern doctors as an antidote to the dangerous 'spirit' of denial, representing skeptical inaction. Later, in The Sufferer's Pride and the Sanctity of…

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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