Tag: evan tan writer in manila

• Is There Really A Self? (& 10 PM Explorations of Being)

  What if, as Plato said in his allegory of the cave, we only see shadows of reality, and that is because of the frailty that is our humanity?

  Evan Tan

  February 4, 2020

  books, personal life, philosophy, pop culture, reflections

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• The Weight of a Life in Wonder

  At certain moments of your life, the question comes, during a pause: What am I doing here? What the hell am I doing here?

  Evan Tan

  October 28, 2019

  personal life, reflections, travel

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• For the Privileged, a Performance of the Poor

  The real enemy is the invisible one that never shows its face: the system that creates these tensions between peoples of different classes.

  Evan Tan

  August 19, 2019

  film, personal life, reflections, Uncategorized

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