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The Problem of Death and the City of Man

New Polity

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The Humility of Rationality

Our rational nature is a reflection of the rationality of the cosmos, stemming from the participation in divine ideas. However, our ideas are not identical to divine ideas but analogs, making rationality creative and humble. Rationality is not about locking down universal categories but understanding that our formed categories can always be surpassed by something greater, leading to continual learning and a deeper understanding of reality.

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