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The firmament of consciousness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2005

SIMON WEIN
Affiliation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Extract

From time immemorial the stars have been solicited to guide us. For mariners using an astrolobe to find their way across the oceans. For philosophers to reflect on the infinite and eternal. For lovers to dream of the future.

Type
ESSAY/PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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