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Mar.08.2011
Another fantastic review of my book, Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man, by Foreword Clarion Reviews. An excerpt: "With the brevity of Confucious, the beauty, depth, wit and wisdom of the poet Rumi, and his own succinct, lyrical language, Benoit writes about the human condition.
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Mar.06.2011
I have a new Facebook fan page at the following link: Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man
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Feb.13.2011
Another good review of my book from Midwest Book Review:
In our search to mean something, we try many things. "Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man" is a discussion of man's search for meaning, as she speaks on the pursuits of morality, art, and religion and what it means to...
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Feb.06.2011
Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man is now out in paperback
http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Aphorisms-Higher-Emile-Benoit/dp/0578075253...
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Jan.11.2011
Here's the link to the latest review of my book:
http://www.theusreview.com/reviews/Essays-Benoit.html
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Jan.02.2011
Life as it occurs is something rather unremarkable. It is only upon reflection that life gains its significance. Sometimes the moment itself allows for some reflection, but usually some time must pass and thought applied before one comes to realize the significance of anything in life. This is...
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Dec.31.2010
Here's my page at Harper Collin's Authonomy. It lets you view the first three chapters of my book for FREE. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "View Book"
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Dec.31.2010
Read excerpt from my book Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man here at Red Room
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Dec.30.2010
Check out my website now at: www.emilebenoit.com
Follow me on Twitter: @embenoit
Also, if you have time and are not already exhausted from all of this blatant self-promotion, check out the Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man Facebook page.
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Dec.30.2010
James Geary, the New York Times bestselling author of Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists and I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World (www.jamesgeary.com) had some kind things to say about my work at the link below.
www.jamesgeary.com/blog/...
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Dec.28.2010
Sola Scriptura is the Latin phrase that literally means "by scripture alone," which gave the Protestant Christian believer unmitigated access to the mind of the divine through individual study of the Bible itself. Yet, providing access to the divine is true of a great deal of other...
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Dec.27.2010
A true revolution ensues when perceptions are changed. Political revolution merely forces carnage.
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Dec.26.2010
Divinity is possessed by all things meaningful and mysterious, all things that resonate with some deeper, yet mystifying, significance - love, for instance, or inspiration. The Greeks were attuned to this idea and theirs was a world more alive with meaning because of it. They had a plethora of Gods...
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Dec.23.2010
What if this was the only world you were to ever know? What if it were true that when you die you are simply banished from existence for eternity? Let us imagine that there is no God. Whose life then would still hold meaning for him? Would it not be those exemplar spirits, those eternal...
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About Emile
I'm a writer and philosopher living in California. I hold both B.A. and M.A. degrees in philosophy from San Diego State University. My most acclaimed work is the iconoclastic (if I do say so myself) "Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man" which...