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I am in the process of getting Guy's death certificate. The reason: I suspect that he committed suicide! What is a reasonable definition of a concept of a "normal mind"? My neighbor, Guy Casey, died on October 10, 2023. My experience getting to know him prompts this question. For more tha...

I am in the process of getting Guy's death certificate. The reason: I suspect that he committed suicide!

What is a reasonable definition of a concept of a "normal mind"? My neighbor, Guy Casey, died on October 10, 2023. My experience getting to know him prompts this question. For more than ten years he occupied the small studio apartment (B710) next to my one bedroom apartment (B709). I move...

What is your definition of "mind"?

I have not stated all the facts that made me conclude that Guy was a cynic.

What is a reasonable definition of a concept of a "normal mind"? My neighbor, Guy Casey, died on October 10, 2023. My experience getting to know him prompts this question. For more than ten years he occupied the small studio apartment (B710) next to my one bedroom apartment (B709). I moved...

This article is excellent.

It could be supplemented by Josef Pieper's classic book "Leisure the Basis of Culture", which contains an essay entitled " The Philosophical Act."

Pieper's book is available as an ebook on Amazon. Get it