Posted on August 22, 2022 Leave a Comment
I want to make a case for Shakespeare’s “great heart.” Then I’ll try to explain why Wittgenstein doesn’t see it.
Posted on June 22, 2022 Leave a Comment
Saying you love art but have no interest in religion is like saying you love EDM but have no interest in dancing.
Posted on April 19, 2022 Leave a Comment
I want to get clear on my place in a world that I inhabit with an animal body. That requires resisting attempts to inflate my significance beyond the animal. But it also requires resisting attempts to deflate it.
Posted on January 19, 2022 2 Comments
In technical terms, pretty much any PhD graduate leaves Plato in the dust. On the other hand, the Republic is a book I actually want to read.
Posted on December 15, 2021 2 Comments
When false reverence is rampant, renewed calls to reverence risk exacerbating the problem. Sometimes what’s needed is for someone to step in boldly and take the piss.
Posted on November 16, 2021 10 Comments
The questions prod respondents to think about philosophy in a certain way that many people—the authors presumably included—so take for granted that they don’t even notice that there’s prodding going on.
Posted on October 18, 2021 Leave a Comment
On a recent reading of the Analects, it struck me that Confucius has a lot in common with Don Quixote.