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An isolated fragment looks suspicious. It seems to say something, but its meaning is not clear. What…
suliqyre:An isolated fragment looks suspicious. It seems to say something, but its meaning is not clear. What is its purpose?...
The Reified Self
The internet has come to shape how people present themselves, how others perceive them, and eventually how they understand who...
“To clarify thought, to discredit the intrinsically meaningless words, and to define the use of…”
“To clarify thought, to discredit the intrinsically meaningless words, and to define the use of others by precise analysis —...
Edward Hopper bristled at the “lonely” label: “If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint”
Edward Hopper bristled at the “lonely” label: “If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to...
Annie Ernaux: “Alfred Nobel’s intentions were noble. But everything that follows — the mountains of mail, the endless requests — is a burden”
Annie Ernaux: “Alfred Nobel’s intentions were noble. But everything that follows — the mountains of mail, the endless requests —...
Sylvia Plath’s verbal calisthenics. Nothing was off limits, including sonnets, villanelles, poems in terza rima, and even Audenesque quatrains
Sylvia Plath’s verbal calisthenics. Nothing was off limits, including sonnets, villanelles, poems in terza rima, and even Audenesque quatrains
The Stubborn Psychologization of Pain (Part 2)
The Issues in Philosophy Series is running a two-part mini-series entitled “The Stubborn Psychologization of Pain.” This mini-series is authored...
“I fully believe in the dignity of all needful labor. All honest effort to better…
philosophybits: “I fully believe in the dignity of all needful labor. All honest effort to better human conditions is entitled...