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43 years ago, Laura Mulvey coined the term “male gaze.” Is it still artistically justifiable for a man to paint a naked woman ?

Published: 19/04/2018

43 years ago, Laura Mulvey coined the term “male gaze.” Is it still artistically justifiable for a man to paint a naked woman ? Read more

Source: www.thecut.com
Neuroscience, social science, and history give us radically different ways of approaching empathy. But is empathy a moral force? Or a shibboleth?

Published: 17/04/2018

Neuroscience, social science, and history give us radically different ways of approaching empathy. But is empathy a moral force? Or a shibboleth? Read more

Source: the-tls.co.uk
At least since Aesop, animals were seen as symbols useful for understanding human morality. Then, in 1668, Descartes’s work changed everything

Published: 17/04/2018

At least since Aesop, animals were seen as symbols useful for understanding human morality. Then, in 1668, Descartes’s work changed everything Read more

Source: lareviewofbooks.org

How to be an intellectual . Find three uninterrupted hours per day; overcome boredom; mind the distinction between intellectuals and academics

Published: 13/04/2018

How to be an intellectual . Find three uninterrupted hours per day; overcome boredom; mind the distinction between intellectuals and academics Read more

Source: www.firstthings.com
Seven Types of Atheism by John Gray review – is every atheist an inverted believer?

Published: 11/04/2018

An impressively erudite work, ranging from St Augustine to Joseph Conrad, embraces an atheism that finds enough mystery in the material world There has been a rash of books in recent years by thinkers ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
While science advances, philosophy stays the same , asking the Big Questions again and again. The field is still immature

Published: 11/04/2018

While science advances, philosophy stays the same , asking the Big Questions again and again. The field is still immature Read more

Source: aeon.co

Monsieur Bébé: The Brief, Strange Life of Raymond Radiguet

Published: 10/04/2018

In the spring of 1923, the young married artists Jean and Valentine Hugo began inviting people to séances at their Paris apartment. A new mood of occultism, influenced by Freud and the early Su ... Read more

Source: www.theparisreview.org
The cult of Tocqueville : How did a Frenchman who hasn’t been in the United States in over 185 years become the man everyone loves to quote?

Published: 10/04/2018

The cult of Tocqueville : How did a Frenchman who hasn’t been in the United States in over 185 years become the man everyone loves to quote? Read more

Source: www.the-american-interest.com
The fate of handwriting . It was imperiled by the printing press, then the typewriter, the computer, and the phone. But is an elegy premature?

Published: 9/04/2018

The fate of handwriting . It was imperiled by the printing press, then the typewriter, the computer, and the phone. But is an elegy premature? Read more

Source: the-tls.co.uk

The death of Seamus Heaney lets us mourn not only an artist of rare verbal gifts but also the loss of a language that long mapped a way of living

Published: 9/04/2018

The death of Seamus Heaney lets us mourn not only an artist of rare verbal gifts but also the loss of a language that long mapped a way of living Read more

Source: aeon.co
Antonio Damasio, Feeling, and the Evolution of Consciousness: Siri Hustvedt on “The Strange Order of Things”

Published: 7/04/2018

ANTONIO DAMASIO has been an influential and highly regarded neuroscientist for decades, not only in his field but beyond it. As a person who roams among disciplines, I have seen his and his frequent c ... Read more

Source: lareviewofbooks.org
Reading Julia Kristeva 's Bulgarian intelligence dossier feels like voyeurism. Turns out she used theoretical language even in letters to her father

Published: 6/04/2018

Reading Julia Kristeva 's Bulgarian intelligence dossier feels like voyeurism. Turns out she used theoretical language even in letters to her father Read more

Source: lrb.co.uk

How the Advice Columnist Conquered America

Published: 4/04/2018

I’ll begin by getting something out of the way: I have no clear and easy tricks for a happier, healthier you. I have no instant remedies for sluggishness, or shyness, or social discomfort. I possess n ... Read more

Source: lithub.com
For 200 years, Frankenstein has been read as a warning against unfettered scientific inquiry. That reflects a profound misunderstanding of the story

Published: 4/04/2018

For 200 years, Frankenstein has been read as a warning against unfettered scientific inquiry. That reflects a profound misunderstanding of the story Read more

Source: reason.com
As Kate Manne and Mary Beard plumb the depths of the patriarchy, a question emerges: Has anything changed since The Odyssey ?

Published: 4/04/2018

As Kate Manne and Mary Beard plumb the depths of the patriarchy, a question emerges: Has anything changed since The Odyssey ? Read more

Source: the-tls.co.uk

Beware the grammar bullies ! Morality and language are linked, argued Ursula K. Le Guin. But morality and correctness are not the same thing

Published: 4/04/2018

Beware the grammar bullies ! Morality and language are linked, argued Ursula K. Le Guin. But morality and correctness are not the same thing Read more

Source: www.vqronline.org
The man behind the dictionary . Noah Webster Jr. had superiority issues, a penchant for political incorrectness, and a zeal for Americanizing English

Published: 3/04/2018

The man behind the dictionary . Noah Webster Jr. had superiority issues, a penchant for political incorrectness, and a zeal for Americanizing English Read more

Source: www.theparisreview.org
Harold Bloom has had it with comma counters, gender commissars, and literary critics. He is, to his own mind, a lone voice in the wilderness

Published: 3/04/2018

Harold Bloom has had it with comma counters, gender commissars, and literary critics. He is, to his own mind, a lone voice in the wilderness Read more

Source: www.newcriterion.com

Life with Doris Lessing . An author attempts to enact her radical concept of freedom. But can a life so liberated regain a conventional shape?

Published: 31/03/2018

Life with Doris Lessing . An author attempts to enact her radical concept of freedom. But can a life so liberated regain a conventional shape? Read more

Source: prospectmagazine.co.uk
Erasmus vs. Luther — a Rift That Defined the Course of Western Civilization

Published: 29/03/2018

In “Fatal Discord,” Michael Massing tells the story of two men who took their fateful critique of the church in vastly different directions. Read more

Source: www.nytimes.com
Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics

Published: 28/03/2018

Evan Kindley What is the relationship between Pound’s fascism and his poetry? The post Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics appeared first on The Nation . Read more

Source: www.thenation.com

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