Michael Oakeshott and the Cambridge School on the History of Political Thought
Coming June 17th. Martyn of course tackled this topic for us. cambridge schoolhistory of political thoughtmartyn thompsonMichael Oakeshott
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Mishima on the beautiful death of James Dean
Excerpt from Star dropping tomorrow. All eyes are on Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer, screaming and yelling to attract his attention—they would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells “action”; Rikio, for a moment, transforms into another being,…
COSMOS + TAXIS (6)6+7
Coming soon. ARTICLES Organization, Anticipation, and Closure in Markets and Science — Thomas J. McQuade A Critique of Capitalism, from an Austrian Perspective — Gus diZerega SPECIAL SECTION 25 years since the death of Karl Popper — Danny Frederick a. Identity Politics, Irrationalism, and Totalitarianism: Karl Popper and the contemporary malaise. b. The Relevance of…
Andy Clark and His Critics
This should be fun. Andy ClarkCognitive sciencecyberedEmbodied cognitionExtended cognitionsituated cognition
Popol Vuh Reissue
Released today. Here is a good survey article from a few years back. Florian FrickemusicPopol VuhWerner Herzog
Michael Oakeshott on the History of Political Thought
What did Oakeshott mean by the “history of political thought”? This is the question Martyn Thompson addresses in his essay “Michael Oakeshott on the History of Political Thought.” He highlights two features of Oakeshott’s conception: first, that the historical past is a construction of the historian, and therefore the meaning of any given historical text…
Motorcycles and the Meaning of Life
Check out Craig Bourne’s popular philosophy book — a couple of brief extracts below. Bike-wise, Moto Guzzi was my first love and with the release of the V7 III Carbon Dark (below), my pulse has quickened. On my bucket list is a visit to the factory and museum at Mandello del Lario on Lake Como. There is…
Has Ricky Gervais read Walker Percy?
Regarding suicide, in his very thoughtful review of After Life Philip Martin writes: I can’t be the only person who wonders if Gervais has read Walker Percy. after lifelost in the cosmosphilip martinricky gervaissuicideWalker Percy
Solti’s Parsifal
Below is Stephen Follows’ entry for Solti in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Solti, Sir Georg (1912–1997), conductor, was born György Stern in Vérmezö utca, in the Buda district of Budapest, on 21 October 1912, the younger of the two children of Moricz (later Móric) Stern, a businessman originally from Balatonfökajár in southern Hungary,…
A Confederacy of Dunces: John Miller in discussion with Jessica Hooten Wilson
Listen here. I’m pleased to say that Jessica is part of the lineup for this forthcoming volume. This is the first public airing of the bespoke cover art. a confederacy of duncesBoethiusjessica hooten wilsonJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
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