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philphys:

“ He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side; if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion. The rational position for him would be suspension of judgment, and unless he contents himself with that, he is either led by authority, or adopts, like the generality of the world, the side to which he feels most inclination. Nor is it enough that he should hear the arguments of adversaries from his own teachers, presented as they state them, and accompanied by what they offer as refutations. That is not the way to do justice to the arguments, or bring them into real contact with his own mind. He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them; who defend them in earnest, and do their very utmost for them.”

- John Stuart Mill,  On Liberty, Chapter II

yeoldefashion:

This striking asymmetrical dinner dress was made by Lucile between 1910 and 1912. It was designed for a woman in “half-mourning”, the third phase of the very complicated Victorian mourning practices which still lingered in the Edwardian era. Half-mourning allowed for the addition of white, gray and lavender to black mourning garments and also allowed for additional jewelry and ornamentation.

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condenasttraveler:

The Best New Hotels of 2012 | Hotel Chocolat, St. Lucia

timelightbox:

Photographs Not Taken, edited by Will Steacy, asks photographers around the world to reflect on a moment when they didn’t or couldn’t make a picture. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of his death, LightBox presents an essay by Tim Hetherington from the new book. See more here.

condenasttraveler:

The Great South American Beach Finder | Punta Tombo, Argentina