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Philosophy Weekend: Derrida and the Essence of Orange
What is the essence of an orange? How is it possible that something can be an orange but not contain or present the essence of an orange?Series: Philosophy Weekend
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Huxley, De Quincey, Baudelaire, Bowles, Ginsberg, Burroughs: Literature of...
Various literary views of opium, hashish, laudanum, kif, yage and other substances by Aldous Huxley, Thomas De Quincey, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Bowles. Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
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Philosophy Weekend: Nationalism and Alienation
Nationalism feels so natural to us -- to all of us, during this age on planet Earth -- that we barely question it. We could solve a few problems by questioning the basic concept of nationalism...
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Philosophy Weekend: Tactile Philosophy, from Helen Keller to Jacques Lacan
A photograph of Helen Keller surrounded by dancers and a video of an act of protest at a Jacques Lacan seminar inspire some thoughts about the tactile nature of philosophical awareness.Series:...
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Philosophy Weekend: Faces
Renee Jorgensen Bolinger, a philosophy graduate student at the University of Southern California, has found a fresh way to think about her favorite thinkers: she paints their portraits,Series:...
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Constellation of Genius: 1922 by Kevin Jackson
1922 was a pretty special year for modernist literature. On February 2, James Joyce's 'Ulysses' was published. On October 16, T. S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' appeared.
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A Rite of Spring
The people dance passionately on the earth, sanctifying it and becoming one with it.
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The Empty Space Where A Peace Movement Should Be
Lewis Lapham, Adam Hochschild, Michael Kazin, Jack Beatty, Leslie Cagan, Steve Fraser and David Cannadine discuss pacifism at the New York Public Library.
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Daevid Allen of Gong
Daevid Allen, the brilliant jazz-rock mastermind of Soft Machine, Gong, New York Gong and Planet Gong, releases a public statement about his fatal cancer.
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From Contradiction to Cartoon: Reflections of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon is barely remembered today, except as a joke. But his influence over the disastrous wars and revolutionary movements of the 20th Century was immense.
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Pacifism Weekend: Why The Iran Deal Is Very Good News
Forget the noise. Despite the loud opposition, the peace agreement that will hopefully conclude this week is a great and historic step forward for every nation in the world.
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Pacifism: Rescue the Word
Language has been nearly fatal to pacifism, as many people mistakenly believe the word to represent an extreme and fanatical position. Specifically, they believe that anyone who calls himself a...
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Like This House Needs More Fire ...
Do pacifists need to get tough? Yes, we need to get tough about the incredible stupidity of a popular proposed solution to the terrible problem of terrorism.
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Revolt on Mount Parnassus: An Allegory in Copy/Paste
"He would take all of the Parnassian movement by storm. His target soon becoming his victim as there was nothing Rimbaud couldn’t accomplish, even as he was ostracized during his life by the school...
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Our Rhinoceros Year
In Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, two men are sitting in a cafe in a small French town when the improbable news arrives that a rhinoceros was seen in town. Soon the two men look out the window to see...
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