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Here is the first set of readings for the semester, two from major historical figures and one from a contemporary scholar. We'll attemp...

Most of us, sadly, will never know. But if life itself is good and pleasant (which it seems to be, from the very fact that all men desire it...

This is a post from my current IT2 journal. You may recall me mentioning the Rothko Chapel in class today and want to know more. If you don...

STUDENT: If you cage beauty you’re caging mankind and its imagination. TEACHER: I'm glad you took the time to read and think about this...

Modern thought begins with Kant. - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy STUDENT: Scientific thought changes every day, but new ideas will onl...

"I had searched for a soul akin to my own." --Lautreamont "Instincts/(Insects) and Their Vicissitudes" In other words, t...

Alberto Giacometti Woman with Her Throat Cut 1932 bronze 8 x 34 1/2 x 25 in. at MoMA I know it is possible that some you are hungry for more...

Just as a perspective need not be actually perceived by anyone, so a 'life' need not be actually lived by anyone. -- Bertrand Russel...

In response to the post in which I suggested that (the Sarah Chang video of) "The Four Seasons" is Kitsch, let me post a response ...

Even what is called ornamentation (parerga), i.e., what is only an adjunct and not an intrinsic constituent in the complete representation o...