John Lawson’s Love in the Ruins
John Lawson (website here) has created this piece especially for the 2019 Walker Percy Festival. ArtJohn LawsonLouisianalove in the ruinsnew orleansWalker Percy
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The Shared World: Perceptual Common Knowledge, Demonstrative Communication, and Social Space
Just published. 4eAxel Seemanncommon knowledgeEmbodied cognitive sciencejoint attentionSocial psychology
The Semiotics of Hair
humoursatiresemioticsthe chap
The Fate of Rationalism in Oakeshott’s Thought
Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism is taken up in greater depth in Kenneth Minogue’s essay “The Fate of Rationalism in Oakeshott’s Thought.” Minogue, Oakeshott’s longtime colleague at the LSE, focuses his analysis on the posthumously published manuscript The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Scepticism, believed to have been written somewhere around 1952. This manuscript…
C+T Volume 6, Issue 6+7
Link here. classical liberalismcosmos & taxisKarl Popper
Nick Capaldi
Happy 80th to Nick. I’ve known Nick for 20 years and have always admired his dogged and unflappable ability to swim against the tide. Moreover, he has always been most generous and encouraging to me and in support of my various endeavors. My favorite books of his are Hume’s place in moral philosophy, John Stuart Mill: A Biography…
In the Penal Colony
My favourite Kafka story improbably realized as an opera. But since it’s Glass, it’s not that much of a surprise. As is the case these days, things are vulgarized by the obligatory push for “relevance”. Ho-hum! Franz KafkaIn the Penal ColonyJeff JanisheskioperaPhilip Glassphilosophical literature
Raymond Aron’s Philosophy of Political Responsibility: Freedom, Democracy and National Identity
Based upon reading some of Christopher’s other work, this should prove to be a superb read. Christopher Adair-Toteffclassical liberalismdemocracyfreedomnational identityPolitical philosophyraymond aron
Widespread Panic
For those of us who couldn’t catch the band at Jazz Fest here they are streamed from a few weeks ago, sans Bayou Lena (start time @ 24:30). Here is a nice write-up of their Jazz Fest appearance. In other news, Tom Jones showed up unannounced at Chickie Wah Wah joining expat Jon Cleary. And Bonerama…
The Semiotics of Smoking
Commemorating 20 years of a razor sharp love of the English language and satire in the Juvenal-Swiftean tradition. Here’s to the The Chap. The Decadent Schoolboy best captures my style. humoursatiresemioticsthe chap
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