If Philo-sophia Were Just Sophia

...we'd be so sunk! We'd be screwed, actually. There would be no movement. No shimmering. No physicality. There is an irreducible er...

Confusion Is the Dawn of Wisdom

“The Greek word philosophia, which means love of wisdom rather than wisdom itself, incorporates a basic ignorance into its etymology.” Right...

Tantalizing

Spider is black Sky is blue How tantalizing this world Cathy's hair is black Her complexion is white Her attention is like a bowstring

Arca

Is this unbelievably good? Why yes. I had the very great pleasure of meeting this chap recently.

There Is No Away

The nature/culture distinction collapses, once again...look at this chap, he's liberating bags and wrappers like insects. Yet they can...

Biophilia Live Review

...by the chaps at the BFI . Well, a chap I guess. The movie arrives in Houston this coming Saturday. Here is a good paragraph, which is jus...

Global Warming Art

It's hard to imagine how the extended discussion of the dialogue at Northwestern, the day after the papers, could have gone much better!...