“Life is. It goes. And it does not count. That was the hurtling truth that comes to rattle everyone as they grow up, grow old.” Jim Crace, Being Dead (quoted in a book review in Men’s Journal , March 2000, p. 56) "The meaning of life is that it ends." Franz Kafka “It is only as an aesthetic phenomenon that existence and the world are eternally justified.” Friedrich Nietzsche “There’s no way to explain human beings. We shouldn’t be on this planet.” Ancient Aliens (the Histor

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June 25, 2009 · So apparently philosophy is not dead. In a bid to enrich the passenger experience on the London tube, they have decided to add philosophy to the mix of station announcements and safety messages. Cezanne's, "We live in a rainbow of chaos," and Jean-Paul Sartre's, "Hell is other people," are among the philosophical ideas to be recited by Tube drivers. (The latter being a somewhat odd reminder on an over-crowded rush-hour subway car.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/

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