Category: Literature
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Thoughts on Love and the Human Heart – Phineas Upham
“On (and Beyond) Love Gone Wrong” is an essay written by Stephen A. Erickson included in Phineas Upham’s book Space of Love and Garbage. Stephen A. Erickson is the E. Wilson Lyon Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California. His latest book is The (Coming) Age of Thresholding. He…
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The History of the Non-Literal Use of “Literally”
By Samuel Phineas Upham The meaning of the word “literally” has morphed considerably over recent years. It’s now commonplace to hear people use the word not to describe something happening “in a literal manner or sense” but to describe something that didn’t actually happen but is said to bring extra emphasis to a point. But…