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Day 312 · Q4: Meaning & Mortality · November 8, 2026

Pause. Breathe. Begin.

I .   L E C T I O

Aristotle

Poetics, §6

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
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C O N T E X T

Aristotle's Poetics, the first work of literary theory, argues that art's purpose is not imitation but revelation — showing us the deeper truth beneath surface reality.

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I I .   M E D I T A T I O

“What work of art has shown you something about yourself that you couldn't see directly?”

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I I I .   S C R I P T I O

Write one sentence about truth that can only be conveyed through metaphor or story.

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I V .   C O N N E X I O

How does today's reading connect to what you have read before about meaning & mortality?

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