#(distinctions)

[philosophybits]

The German word for “meaning” is derived from the German word for “pointing.” When Augustine talks about the learning of language he talks about how we attach names to things, or understand the names of things. Naming here appears as the foundation, the be all and end all of language.

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Grammar

[thirdity]

The world of appearances is complicated, and language has only verbalized a minuscule part of its potential, indefatigable combinations.

Jorge Luis Borges, "Verbiage for Poems"

[suliqyre]

Total awareness is the ability to see everything from every possible perspective in every moment. It is not merely adopting a balanced position between two opposing perspectives, but to be capable of seeing both simultaneously. It is to be able to raise oneself up to the perspective of a god and to lower oneself to the perspective of a grain of sand. It is to be able to see not only from these extremes but also from every point along the continuum between them.

The complete perspective granted by such an awareness encompasses all possible subjectivities of all possible entities. It is from this paradoxical position that all that appears permanent is also impermanent and all that appears separate and distinct is also a continuous part of the whole. It is from here that it is possible to see all particulars and thus also to be completely free of them. This is the freedom of emptiness, which is also liberation from attachment.

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[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Have you read Distinctions (Discworld)?

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Yes, but I’m not in the fandom

No, but I’m in the fandom

No, I’m not in the fandom

Voting ended onAug 14, 2025

Summary: Teatime decides to go and get a life, and since Susan took the first one, it's only right she should be made to help.

Author: CoffeeWench

Note from submitter: Really excellent / weird slash fic

[anaxerneas]

Robert Sokolowski, "The Method of Philosophy: Making Distinctions"

[joenicassio]

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